Late Tang Dynasty Floating Life

Chapter 1418 Be Stable

After the poem was finished, Shao Shude laughed and said, "I'm expressing my feelings."

Only then did the crowd react, and there was a wave of flattery for a while.

Chen Cheng and Xiao Yun looked at each other and smiled wryly.

The sage became more and more debauched. If this poem is passed back to Beiping, and the empress hears it, I don’t know how many of them will be left intact.

"Yingsheng Prefecture looks good." Shao Shude said: "It's only been stable for more than a year, and it's an idyllic scene. If you give it a few more years, it will be even more unimaginable. This good day is still to come Woolen cloth."

The city wall in Shuangliao County was newly built, made of rammed earth, not too high or thick. If you encountered serious infantry, you would definitely not be able to defend it.But on the grassland, it's actually pretty good.

The walls have no moats.Close to the outside of the city wall, there are dozens of earthen houses.

The house is made of tree branches, made of yellow mud, and covered with thatch on the top.There are windows on the outer wall, but they are dark and there is not even a window paper. I don't know if they will be peeped by others when the husband and wife are doing business at night.

But the conditions are like this, don't feel bad.

Those who can settle down are richer than the shepherds who set up tents on the nearby grasslands and move from time to time to change pastures, because they are generally handicraftsmen.

The blacksmith's stove was burning brightly, and there was a clanging sound from time to time.The bare-chested craftsmen wield their hammers vigorously, forging weapons or agricultural tools one by one.

There was the sound of carpenter shavings between blacksmithing.

In the sandy port near Yingsheng Prefecture, there are occasional forests of elms and willows, surrounded by swamps and sandbars.The government strictly restricts the cutting of these trees, and the amount of wood felled every year is considerable, so the price of wood is high.

This market size cannot support a few master craftsmen.But there are really not many, and the competition is not fierce at all, so they can still live on. It is impossible to get rich, but it is not difficult to get rich.

Shao Shude also saw craftsmen such as weavers, tailors, and shoemakers.

After a little questioning, most of them came from Bohai Sea, and there are also some Han Chinese.

Weavers weaved linen, tailors made sackcloth and furs, and shoemakers mostly made leather boots.

A little farther away, there is even a rice mill milled by donkeys and mules.The ground is yellow rice, which was once the main food crop of the Khitan people.

"Although the sparrow is small, it has all five internal organs." Shao Shude said.

A self-sufficient micro-economy, which produces a small amount of millet and beans, a large amount of meat and milk, and can occasionally catch some fish and hunt. This is a semi-nomadic and semi-settled grassland economic form.

It can be seen that they still lack sufficient accumulation.

Wealth takes time to accumulate, and the history of Yingsheng State is still very short, less than two years, from top to bottom, it has just stabilized now.

"Your Majesty, in another ten years, when the prince becomes a vassal, Yingsheng Prefecture may be very different." Zhao Guangfeng looked at the dilapidated buildings attached to the country and said.

"Ten years is not short." Shao Shude smiled, looked at the green wheat seedlings in the field in the distance, and said, "Maybe, I am patient."

This year, some wheat was planted in Shuangliao County, replacing the millet in the past, and most of it was cultivated by the Han people in the Central Plains.

The wheat field is very flat, and under the nourishment of the spring rain, the wheat seedlings are full of green.

A lot of shallow ditches were dug in the middle of the wheat fields, connecting the canals.Canals are not only used for watering, but also for drainage.

On both sides of the wheat field are ridges for farmers to walk on.The edge of the field ridge is full of peas, black beans, mung beans, and broad beans.From a distance, the growth is very gratifying.

People in Bohai plant some soybeans, which is their habit.

After the soybeans are harvested, sweet soy sauce can be made, which is a necessity for marching and fighting.Soybean meal can also be fed to livestock, which is also just needed in the military.

Farmer, as long as you let his life settle down, he will create wealth in different ways.And these wealth will become local accumulation, support more population, improve people's life, and even become the food for war.

"However, the foundation of everything still needs to be a stable environment." Shao Shude shook his head and said, "I'm here to solve this problem, and let the local master and Dian Jun come to see me."

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After lunch, the rain gradually eased.

In the tent by the river, Shao Shude sat on the bed, flipped through a booklet, and asked casually, "Last year when Abaoji entered the bandits, what's the situation here in Yingsheng Prefecture?"

"Returning to Your Majesty, after the Khitan entered the bandits, the minister heard about it, so he prepared troops and horses, and got 4000 men, ready to stand in battle. On the [-]th day of the seventh month, the bandit chieftain Yelu Yu led thousands of cavalry to attack. The minister beat him hard, and the bandits retreated." Dian Junsi Quan Shuang replied.

"Returning to Your Majesty, the Khitan invaded and invaded fiercely. I moved the people, cattle, sheep, and goods to the south in advance. The Khitan field had nothing to loot, so they retreated." Liu Qufei, the chief secretary, replied.

Shao Shude couldn't help laughing.

The relationship between the two is so bad?Not only did they not check the caliber in advance, but they demolished each other?
One said that I led the army to repel the thieves, and the other said that I transferred the personnel and materials in advance, and the Khitan could not grab the things, so they ran away.

Thinking about the backgrounds of the two of them, it seems that they should not be so tit for tat.

Because Yingsheng Prefecture has not yet been entrusted, it is managed by the Beiya in name, but it is actually self-governing.The chief bookkeeper, Liu Qufei, was from Youzhou. He had successively served as the county warden, account history, county lieutenant, county magistrate, and county magistrate—he had been in the county all the time.

This time as the chief bookkeeper of Yingsheng Prefecture, in fact, he has been promoted a lot, which is equivalent to jumping from the county to the state, which is a qualitative leap.Shao Shude vaguely knew that he was Zhao Guangfeng's man, otherwise even if there were few competitors, it would not be so easy to get the position.

As for this Si Quanshuang, it was purely a general from Youzhou recruited by the Ministry of Internal Affairs, who was released from outside to serve as the Dianjun.There are thousands of people under him, including soldiers from Youzhou, veterans of the Imperial Army, and recruits from Shanzhou Academy, which is more complicated.

"When Abaoji came from the south, did anyone in Yingsheng Prefecture respond?" Shao Shude asked again.

"Your Majesty, there are indeed some Xiao Xiaoyin attached to A Baoji, and when they attacked, they tried to persuade others to join in the rebellion." Liu Qufei replied: "Fortunately, someone informed them and they were dealt with decisively."

"How to deal with it?"

"The head of the evil will be punished, and the remaining hundreds of people will be reduced to servants and sent to the Anton Mansion as part of the government's army." Liu Qufei replied: "The rest of the people have seen it, and they are all in awe."

"Only a few hundred people rioting, sounds good?"

"Your Majesty!" Si Quanshuang couldn't take it any longer, and said first, "It's not true. There are indeed not many rioters, but not many people are interested in the court. Most of them just sit on the sidelines and watch the success or failure. If it wasn't for the past two years The imperial court won successive victories, and the Khitan people were afraid in their hearts. This time, most of them rebelled together, rather than hesitating. I think that these people who are watching from the sidelines are very dangerous because their minds are uncertain. Mr. Liu said so, his heart is good. punish."

Liu Qufei glared at Si Quanshuang, Si Quanshuang was unafraid, and continued: "Back then, Li Keyong and his son were defeated and went north to the Tatars. Li Youjin led the three tribes of Shatuo to submit to the Tang court. But when Huang Chao broke out, When Li Keyong returned to the Xin Dynasty in the name of King Qin, Shatuo people fled there one after another, even Li Youjin himself. After all, they are a clan, so it's really hard to say what they think in their hearts."

"Your words make sense." Shao Shude turned his head, looked at Yue Liduo, and said with a smile, "It seems that Aogu's appeal is still not as good as that of Dahan. When Abaoji came, there was commotion everywhere in the Seven Sacred States. Yu Lu saw Aunt's efforts are in vain. Yue Liduo, what do you think should be done?"

Liu Qufei and Si Quanshuang were shocked.

This is the keystone of the eight books and classics of Khitan, it is a great humiliation to A Baoji for the sage to keep this girl by his side.I just don't know how capable she is, whether she can win the hearts of the Khitan descendants like Yu Lu Jiangu did.

"Your Majesty, you may call the chieftains of all tribes to hunt and deepen the relationship." Yue Liduo replied.

Shao Shude shook his head and said, "Treating the symptoms but not the root cause, what else can I do?"

Yueli Duo was silent.

Shao Shude looked at her patiently and said, "There must be a way."

Yue Liduo looked at Shao Shude with a complicated expression, and said after a long time: "In the past, Uighur Wujie Khan invaded the border, Tang Ting defeated him, Wujie was injured and fled, and was later killed by the prime minister. Everyone set up his younger brother Ge Nian Because of Khan, the Tang court again ordered the black chariot to attack Weixi, and Ge Nian was defeated and disappeared, or died on the way to the west. In this way, the Uighurs will no longer be in danger."

"The beauty is saying that the Khitan will not sweat profusely?" Shao Shude asked.

"Yes." Yue Liduo sighed softly, knowing what the saint wanted to hear, she gritted her teeth and said, "Only by killing Abaoji can the situation be calmed down."

"It's reasonable." Shao Shude praised: "This strategy is very good, I will do as you said. However, A Baoji knew that I was coming from the West, but he didn't know where I went. For now, let's get close to the chiefs. Send an order, If I want to go hunting in Huangshui, every clan must send people to participate."

"Of course." Liu Qufei and Si Quanshuang replied.

Shao Shude waved his hand, telling them to back off.

"Today I received the news that Abaoji led people across the Da Xianbei Mountain to attack the holy state." Shao Shude looked at the pattering rain outside the tent, and said leisurely: "Yelu is greedy for life and afraid of death. Save your strength and avoid it." Without a fight, A Baoji quickly went south and grabbed tens of thousands of cattle and sheep."

"Your Majesty, Yelvhadi is not just greedy for life and afraid of death, he may have different ambitions." Yue Liduo adjusted her mood and said.

Just now, she "advised" to kill A Baoji in front of others. On the surface, it was fine, but only she knew the shock in her heart.

Saints, they are too good at humiliating these women.

However, after saying these words, there was a faint excitement in her heart, as if she had broken something, a kind of indulgent pleasure.

"The Seven Sacred States are not stable, so how can I go west without worry?" Shao Shude noticed the abnormal blush on Yue Liduo's face, took her into his arms, comforted her gently, and continued: "This year, I will give her a gift. This is a profound lesson for A Baoji. The Bohai Sea has leveled off and there is no worry in the east, but if A Baoji dares to come, he will die."

"Your Majesty, Abaoji may not dare to come." Yue Liduo said: "Instead of being passive, it is better to take the initiative. Now that the Bohai Sea is flat, and there is not much place to use troops in Liaodong, Your Majesty can appoint a general to coordinate. You can drive A Baoji far away, so as not to get in the way."

"Yue Liduo, you said A Baoji was in the way..." Shao Shude approached her ear, and whispered with a smile: "But because he is an outsider, he wants to ruin our good relationship with the couple?"

"Your Majesty..." Yue Liduo was a little stimulated today.

"Okay, let's go hunting in two days, you and I will ride on the same horse, and bring the baby with you." Shao Shude said: "The three of us have a good time."

"En." Yue Liduo buried her head in Shao Shude's arms and said in a muffled voice.

But—kid?The saint will not seal the child to the seven holy states in the future, will he?Yue Liduo was a little tangled, but she was actually a little unwilling.

(End of this chapter)