Late Tang Dynasty Floating Life

The courtiers really love and hate the saint's inaction.

What I love is that I don't have to get up early in the morning, and I don't even have time to eat breakfast. I ride a horse to Daming Palace, tired and hungry.

What I hate is that in this way, their importance has been reduced a lot.Working directly in the imperial city, there is no chance to do anything.

What is even more unacceptable is that the reasons for the saint's resignation are not the same as those of Emperor Xuanzong of the previous Tang Dynasty.

Tang Xuanzong rested in the harem and was too lazy to go to court.Today I ran out, but no, I went to Jingyang, Gaoling and other counties in the north.

Jingyang is seventy miles north of Chang'an, a quiet small county.

When Shao Shude arrived here, it happened that Yang Wo and his family were entering Beijing, so he ordered the soldiers to escort him to Jingyang.

"He's just a young man who likes to cause trouble and is arrogant and domineering." Shao Shude sat on the bed, surrounded by warriors with silver helmets and silver armor on both sides. Yang Wo looked a little scared and bowed his head in silence.

"You can't even recruit Haozhou and Shengzhou defenders, what use are you saying?"

"On the second day of April, the city of Haozhou was destroyed, and more than [-] people died. The guards scolded me as well as you, Yang Wo."

"If I were you, I'd just hang myself on a tree and hang myself. I'd be ashamed to see anyone."

Shao Shude's words were very blunt, and Yang Wo became more panicked after hearing this.

"I'll just ask you, do you still want to go back to Huainan?"

"Don't dare." Yang Wo knew what was going on, and hurriedly replied.

"Then go to Xianzhou, I will not treat you harshly." Shao Shude said.

In the eighth year of Xianzhou's establishment, there were 9200 soldiers in the government, and 22500 were actually resettled, with a total of more than [-] households.In the past four years, some Mohe tribes have been added, and some families of rebel soldiers in Hebei and Jiangxi have been dispatched. The number of tribes has increased to more than [-] households, and about two-thirds of the soldiers have been resettled.

This year, another batch of captives from Yu, Wugu, Tatar, and Khitan, plus [-] Jiangxi captives, will be sent to Xianzhou.

The number of trilogy in Shenzhou has increased to more than 33200 households, and the supplementary personnel are mainly rebels from Shu, prisoners from Jiangxi, barbarians from Zang and Hebei rebels.There are [-] troops in the state, and there are actually more than [-] people, and the resettlement progress has also exceeded two-thirds.

These two states will generally be able to build a complete military system next year.From now on, the local government will mainly rely on the soldiers of the Shangfan to maintain order, and the court can save a lot of expenses.

In addition to the two prefectures of Shen and Xian, Xia and Mu prefectures also had [-] government soldiers, with only a few parts.The warriors are still receiving military rewards during the transition period. They are not satisfied, and the court is not satisfied.

But there is no way, the national power is limited, and the source of trilogy is almost exhausted—they are no longer rebelling, you can’t force them to rebel, and after the suppression is over, all the descendants will be demoted to trilogy, right?
However, the sixth prince, Shao Mingyi, has already returned to the court from his class teacher in the middle of Shu.It is said that the Shengjie army smashed the thieves between Li and Ya, and captured more than [-] barbarian households. They have been asked to send all of them to Liaodong and be demoted as trilogy.The vacancy left by it was filled by immigrants from Hebei and Kansai.

After these more than [-] households have passed, it may be able to make up for some of the Liaodong soldiers' thirst for slaves.

In fact, if you really want to talk about it, if you have to be ruthless, there are so many miscellaneous troops in the south, just drive them to attack the barbarians.The captured captives are sent to Liaodong. I don’t care if you can adapt to the bitter cold climate. I just capture and send them. I don’t care how many people are lost in the process.In this case, it is possible to obtain a large population in a short period of time.

In fact, Shao Shude really thought about it.

His army is very capable now, but it may not be so in a few decades.If we don't take advantage of it now, will those clumsy soldiers really be able to successfully conquer the barbarians in a few decades?It may be possible to win, but there must be a lot of casualties, and a lot of money will be spent, which will eventually cause the court to give up and change to a soft policy.

Historically, in the early Ming Dynasty, it was possible to kill all directions in the southwest, but in the Wanli period, it was a struggle. The gap between them has been proved by history.

If we don’t do some things now, the cost will be higher in the future, and it will be much higher.

Shao Shude hasn't really made up his mind yet.

The reason is that he feels that Nan Chuping is not suitable for making such a big commotion right now.Li Ya Man Liao had just been pacified, the Annan Rebellion had just been suppressed, Hunan was conquered only last year, and Huainan was still fighting this year. He was worried that it would go too far and the whole country would rebel.

"Dare to ask Your Majesty, where is Xianzhou?" Yang Wo was not timid, and raised his head to ask.

"In Liaodong."

Yang Wo was startled, is this called "not being harsh"?
"What happened to Xu Wen and Zhang Hao?" He asked again.

"This is a meritorious minister, so naturally he should be rewarded for his meritorious deeds." Shao Shude said.

At the same time, he secretly sneered, Yang Wo is such a dumbass, he has nothing to worry about.They are all prisoners, and they still ask questions in front of him, is there something wrong with their brains?

Yang Wo was a little sad.It seemed that not only were Xu and Zhang two thieves fine, but they would also have a big fortune, which really made him feel so uncomfortable that he almost breathed a sigh of relief.

After a careful review, he found that Xu and Zhang were deliberately deliberate and tricked him step by step to transfer all kinds of loyal ministers and good generals. They also formed cliques for personal gain under his nose. Soldiers, finally choose 200 brave men, and they will succeed in one fell swoop.

Don't you deal with this kind of wolf-hearted person?Shao Shude, are you not afraid that this kind of thing will happen to your descendants?

"Don't think about it, go to Liaodong and live a good life. I have already let Xuzhou camp return some of the property of the Yang family. You will also be rich when you go to Xianzhou. If the future generations are talented, they can also serve the court. The relationship between me and me Children and grandchildren will not be biased, go." Shao Shude waved his hand, and let them escort them to continue on the road.

However, he was lenient after all, and asked people to allocate some more money and food and more than ten carriages to make them travel more comfortably. After all, there are a lot of old and weak women and children, so it is not easy.

Before leaving, Yang Wo remembered to salute and thank him, and then staggered away.

After watching them go away, Shao Shude continued to look at the farmland not far away.

It was April, the fragrance was exhausted, and the temperature was rising day by day. Wheat seedlings, pastures, and beans broke through the ground and grew vigorously.

There are not many farmers working in the fields.

Jingzhao Mansion originally had more than 100 million people. After Yaozhou and Qianzhou were separated, and the imperial court moved to Luoyang, it almost lost more than half. Coupled with long-term foreign immigration, Jingzhao Mansion now only governs Chang’an, Ten counties including Wannian, Lantian, and Xianyang have less than 80 household registrations.

But this population figure still makes Shao Shude feel a bit dense.

Before summoning Yang Wo and his party just now, he had a conversation with Li Zhong, the Nanya Privy Councilor who accompanied him, and learned that the fighting in the four counties of Shengzhou was extremely fierce.Considering that Shengzhou has a small population, and has experienced three wars by Sun Ru, Feng Hongduo, and Tian Yu, there will be no human hair left in this fight.

Shao Shude likes an open space the most.

There are no complicated interest entanglements, no excessive property rights disputes, no need to demolish and rebuild anything, a piece of white paper is easy to draw on, and it is a good opportunity to build Nandu.

As for the required population, immigrants from Kansai should be the main one, and immigrants from Hebei and Henan should be supplemented. In addition, part of the population can be transferred from neighboring Runzhou, Yangzhou and other places to become the first batch of Nanjing residents.

The advantage of this is that the imperial court possesses a large amount of resources, which can be sold for money or slowly rewarded to meritorious ministers. If you plan carefully, it can be used for a long time.

"How many people are left in the Pinglu Army?" Shao Shude walked into the field, bent down, and carefully looked at the pasture in the field, and asked casually.

"There are more than [-] left." Li Zhong replied.

"Where are the main casualties?"

"Thousands of troops were lost in the attack on Haozhou, and Gao Silun, the deputy envoy, was injured in Zhongliu. I'm afraid it won't work. Li Cunxiao, the envoy of Duyouyi, is sick and can't do well." Li Zhong said: "At present, the department is shifting to attack Xuyi. The king of Qin ordered him to attack Xuyi. Acting as a vigilante, urging Huainan to surrender troops and Henan Dao Tutuan villagers to attack."

"Erlang knows the trick." Shao Shude said with a smile.

In fact, at the beginning, he didn't teach his son how to judge the morale of an army. He figured it out through his long-term observation and contact with Wufu.

It is true that the things that I have realized are the most reliable.

It just rained yesterday and the ground is slightly damp.Shao Shude was quite satisfied looking at the growing wheat seedlings.

The two counties of Jingyang and Gaoling are where he fought.

In the battle of Shengao Station, Meng Kai, the general of the Chao army, was directly thrown into the river.And since they have experienced the torment of the Chao army, of course there are not many people left in these two counties, so they are the places where the three-crop crop rotation system is more thoroughly implemented.

Shao Shude read in the memorials of the Ministry of Industry that Gaoling County once made a very huge plowshare, that is, a combined livestock plow with eight oxen, but it was not popularized on a large scale and was only used in a few villages.

In the agricultural and animal husbandry economy, there is no shortage of livestock. The only thing to pay attention to is that the population density should not be too high.

Shao Shude walked across the field, picked a pod of peas on the ridge, peeled it off and stuffed it into his mouth. It was sweet and delicious.

There is a small stable in the field with many cattle.The cattle that had worked hard during the spring sowing stood inside, chewing the pasture boredly, and now it was time for them to fatten up.When it is almost finished, it may be taken away to grind.

Last year, Sinong Temple cultivated a new farm cattle, or formally "stereotyped", named "Sand Niu" - it can adapt to the windy and sandy climate in the northwest without losing its temper or restlessness, hence the name.

Sand cattle are 10-20% stronger than traditional farming cattle in terms of pulling power, endurance and speed.It seems that the effect is not obvious, but it is actually a huge improvement.

Just as some people are born with high jumps, fast runs, and great strength at the same level of training, the indicators of a cow are 20% higher, and these excellent genes can be fixed and passed on from generation to generation. This is completely a breakthrough that can be awarded the "Xia King Award".

A little bit of accumulation, a little bit of breakthrough, just like his country, step by step to today.

"Let's go back to the palace." Shao Shude stood on the ridge of the field, took a last look at the hopeful field, and said, "After the April [-]th court meeting, I will inspect Guanbei Road. I want to go home and have a look."