Late Tang Dynasty Floating Life

Chapter 1585 First shot

A group of people left Gaochang, and another group came.

Most of the people who came at the beginning were officials, craftsmen, classics students, etc. After a short rest, they were quickly dispersed to various states.

The second batch of arrivals were the families of Anxi Zhenbing.

They went through hardships, from Hebei and Hedong, through the Hexi Corridor, and arrived at Gaochang County - Qianting County of the Tang Dynasty. It was renamed in the first year of Baoying, and Gaochang Uighur was changed to Gaochang.

They will not leave, they will settle down on the spot, and they will settle in this place from now on.

Arriving almost on the front and back of them was the team of the Gao brothers escorting supplies such as dried meat, tea, milk powder, and cloth, which were exclusively for the court.

After delivering the goods, they will leave. After returning to Luoyang, another group of people will deliver the supplies.

Before leaving, they met their sister Gao Rou.

Gao Rou is going south in a few days.

The saint picked up Montessori first, which made her a little unhappy.

But she would not tell anyone, but when she was taking a bath, she would stare at her plump body in a daze, wondering why the saint couldn't wait to have the subjugated queen mother serve instead of choosing her.

But three days later, she, Xie Shi, Yelu Shi and others will also go south.Lian couldn't leave yet, because she was pregnant in the twelfth lunar month of last year, and her belly was already very high, so she stayed in Gaochang to wait for delivery.

The Gaochang Winter Palace, which was once noisy for a while, is about to become deserted.

This world, after all, revolves around certain people, before they completely fail.

"Sister, I want to ask for a release. Do you think Gaochang can be paid?" Gao Chonggui asked.

"Why do you have such an idea?" Gao Rou was a little strange, and said, "Gao Chang, you have been here for a few days, what do you think?"

"It's a bit hot, it's completely different from my hometown." Gao Chonggui said.

"In the early Tang Dynasty, criminals were sent here to farm. Do you think it's a good place?" Gao Rou asked again.

"It's not as good as Liaodong, but—" Gao Chonggui hesitated: "There are opportunities only in this kind of place that no one wants to come to. Gaochang Town has just formed a lot of officials. I'm afraid it will be difficult."

Among the palace guards, he was just a captain, and his younger brother Gao Chongnian was the captain's deputy, just for the sake of his sister's pillow style, otherwise he would be just an ordinary guard.

Being a palace guard and then waiting to be released is actually a good way.

The sage often leads the guards to give lectures on martial arts. He is very familiar with them, trusts them, and has many opportunities to let them out.

Now that the military system is being rebuilt in the Western Regions, not only the town army has opportunities, but also the state army has many opportunities.And because it is the western frontier, the conditions are difficult and dangerous, so it is easy to get super-level promotion, it all depends on how you choose.

"If you stay in the capital, and my sister often blows the wind in the ears of the sage, there will definitely be a chance for promotion. It will not be difficult for you two to talk about a good marriage in the future." Gao Rou looked at the younger brothers and said: " If you go to Anxi, many things will not be so convenient."

"Sister, needless to say." Gao Chonggui thought for a long time, and said: "The promotion of the country, the first priority is military exploits. If you can't make meritorious deeds, nothing will work. Sister, you share the bed with a saint Sleep together and know that what I say is true."

Gao Rou blushed when she heard the words "same bed together".

"I want to find a way to spread it out and stay in Anxi to make meritorious deeds. Sister, you wait." Gao Chonggui made up his mind and said.

"Where are you going, brother, I will go too." Gao Chongnian said: "But can you go further west? There are no state soldiers in Yanqi and Tingzhou. It is too hot here in Gaochang, and I can't stand it in summer."

After all, people who come from Baishan Heishui really can't stand the summer in Gaochang.

Under the scorching sun, there are houses painted white everywhere.Even so, it was unnervingly hot.The locals even dig cellars under the house, and try to live underground in summer, which is evident.

"Since you think so..." Gao Rou sighed, and said, "Elder Sister, it's not easy to say anything. When I have a chance in the future, Elder Sister will blow the wind to the saint and bring you back."

Brothers Gao Chonggui and Gao Chongnian responded sullenly, obviously a little uncomfortable.After all, it still depends on relationships, not on one's own ability, which is too shameful.

The teenagers who came with the brothers from the Gao family had just moved into the barracks and received a uniform and all kinds of equipment. They hadn't played for two days before they were taken out by the officer to harvest the wheat in the field.

Everyone was a little confused, but after hesitating for a while, they accepted it.

Suoyan, the former Marquis Envoy of Yangguan Township and the current Marquis of Tianwu Army, looked at these obedient soldiers and thought he had a plan——Tianwu Army is a military title bestowed by the sage himself, and Zhao Wang Shao Siwu served as the envoy.

There are not many soldiers willing to do these clumsy jobs, and the newcomers are easy to talk to.He has never been a soldier, and he has not been influenced by old habits in the army, so it is convenient to support him.As the saying goes, everything is difficult at the beginning. After you do chores once, there will be a second or third time...

The wheat in the field is growing well.The harvest per mu of the lower field will not be less than eight Dou, the middle field will definitely be more than one dendrobium, or even two dendrobium per dendrobium, and the harvest per mu of the upper field should be between one dendrobium, five dou and two dendrobium.

The land in Gaochang is not barren, what is lacking here is water.And as long as there are wells and canals for irrigation, the harvest can basically be guaranteed.

Two thousand recruits bent their waists and brandished scythes, cut down bundles of wheat, tied them up, and placed them beside the ridges of the fields.

Some other people came over with a cart, loaded and pulled away bundles of wheat, threshing, dusting, and drying in one train.

Everyone was so busy that they seemed to have forgotten the purpose of this trip to the west.

In the field where the wheat has been harvested, women and children come in and bend down to pick up the ears of wheat left in the field.

These lands are still official land, but in fact they have already been allocated.

After harvesting this crop of grain, the family members of the town soldiers can come to claim the fields of each family.Next, either plant winter wheat directly, or wait until the end of the first lunar month and early February next year to plant barley, or wait until the end of February to plant spring wheat...

You can grow it however you like, and from now on, it will be a private field.

The town soldiers are professional warriors who don't get as much money as the imperial guards. It's only [-]% to [-]% of the money, but it's enough to live on.The family has also allocated land, and there are newly built wells and ditches near various military camps and towns for irrigation. If you work hard, you can harvest a lot of food every year.

If you have free time, you can renovate your own house, level out some vegetable beds, and get a vineyard, and life will be enjoyable.

The only downside is that it is too hot in summer.

But how to put it, people's ability to adapt is very strong.The two or three months in summer will pass after a while, at least the winter is warmer.

In the Central Plains, spring sowing will not start until after the Spring Society Festival. Sometimes here, spring sowing can be done around the Lantern Festival, and the last harvest of grain can even be harvested at the end of October at the latest. The utilization rate of farmland is extremely high.As long as it can maintain the ground force, it will be strong.

Six thousand town soldiers and their families, totaling more than [-] people, settled down in the counties and military cities of Xizhou.Coupled with the re-popularization of the post station system, and the migration of craftsmen, literati, officials, merchants and other people of all kinds, within a year, the population structure of Xizhou has been greatly changed.

Immigrants from the Central Plains accounted for more than 30% of the total population of [-] households.Considering that they are the ruling class, and Gaochang is relatively "Tang-like", with the continuous implementation of education, the appearance here will improve bit by bit, and eventually become the core of Daxia's management of the Western Regions - at least in the early two years For [-] years, Gaochang's position cannot be shaken.

And in the east of Gaochang, there is a smaller "Gaochang", namely Yizhou.

After the war last year, the population of Illinois once dropped to more than [-] households, no different from a desert.

Shao Shude appointed his good son-in-law, former Zhiguling Zhao Feng, as the governor of Yizhou to manage the three counties of Yiwu, Nazhi and Rouyuan.

Because more resources are being supplied to Western States, Illinois is obviously closer to the Central Plains, but the progress of various tasks is extremely slow.

After Zhao Feng took office, he focused on restoring agricultural production. To put it bluntly, it was planting land and harvesting grain.

As for the repair of wells and ditches, there is no need for this at the moment.Illinois has experienced wars, the population has dropped sharply, and the existing irrigated arable land cannot be planted. There is no need to waste manpower and material resources. Repairing the old well and drainage system will be enough for a long time.

By February of this year, [-] families of immigrants from Cangzhou arrived in Yizhou to settle down and farm.

At the end of the year, [-] Yingzhou immigrants will arrive in Izhou, barely restoring the local household registration to [-].

For a long time to come, their task will be to farm, farm, farm, and do everything possible to produce more food.There is no need to support the front line, and it can offset some of the immigrants passing through Illinois and the military's immediate expenditure. It is enough to reduce the burden on the people in Hexi and Longyou. The requirements are really not high.

"Dong dong dong..." Someone in the distance beat a drum, which was a signal to gather troops.

The soldiers of the Tianwu Army who had harvested the wheat were sitting on the ridge of the field drinking water and chatting. After hearing this, they immediately got up and went to the barracks to assemble.

Many people have already come to the school grounds.

The officers yelled and cursed loudly, telling these recruits to line up quickly, and beat them with whips when they encountered slow movements.

Poor these teenagers, originally they were also arrogant.After I came to the Western Regions, I was doing farm work and being beaten and scolded. I imagined killing thieves, chasing death and chasing the north, and welcoming the cheers of the crowd, not to mention the loss.

Perhaps this is the real life.

More than 2000 teenagers chasing fame and glory quickly lined up.After a while, the 300 people led by Suo Yan also rushed over.A total of [-] people were silent, waiting for the order from the summit.

Suo Yan first exchanged greetings with the officials of the Privy Council who came to pass the order, then stood on the high platform and said: "The sage has an order, the Tianwu army will immediately move out and send it to Qingzhen for restoration."

The Tianwu Army currently has more than [-] people, in addition to the [-] at present, there are [-] stationed in Qing Town, practicing day and night, and sometimes going out to wipe out some horse bandits.

The origin of these 5000 people is also very simple, it is the 8000 paces that Shao Shude gave to his son last year.Under the leadership of Shao Siwu, they suppressed rebellious tribes and pursued Ge Luolu, Turks, and Uighurs. Before the formation of the Tianwu Army, there were more than [-] of these people left.

Shao Siwu asked these people, and in the end about 5000 people were willing to stay in the Western Regions and become soldiers of the Tianwu Army.There are more than 3000 people left, and there is nothing good to eat. Shao Shude merged them into the Golden Spear Army, and they will be garrisoned in different places from now on.If you dare to rebel, you will send the imperial army to slaughter everyone. If you dare not rebel, you will continue to live a life of homelessness.

I believe that with them as living role models, all kinds of miscellaneous brands will also highlight their tricks in the future.

Shangfeng asked your wishes, that is to think highly of you, I didn't expect you to be so shameless, to refuse directly, then there is no other way.

With 7000 veterans and more than [-] recruits, if they are well trained, their combat effectiveness can still be maintained at a certain level.Fight a few more battles, rely on victory to build up more confidence, and your combat effectiveness can be greatly improved.

After Suo Yan announced the order, without any nonsense, he immediately asked the commanders and battalion leaders to take their own people back to pack their luggage, equipment, food and grass, and set off overnight tonight.

He just realized that this time the troops were dispatched, not because of a rebellion, but to take the initiative to attack.As for who the target is, the emissary didn't say, but Suo Yan could guess to a certain extent, could it be that he was going to fight the Ge Luolu people?It's just, what do those poor ghosts have to grab!

But the military order has been issued, there is nothing to say, just obey the order.

No matter who he fights or robs, he has no opinion, the important thing is that there is a battle to fight!
(End of this chapter)