Late Tang Dynasty Floating Life

Chapter 491
"Stop." An old command sounded from inside the carriage.

The coachman stopped the carriage skillfully.

Liu Chongwang got off the carriage and looked around.

It was quiet all around, and there was no wind.It was very cold, and white steam was exhaled everywhere.

Liu Chongwang shook off the hand of his entourage who wanted to support him, and strolled to the side of the road.

There are a few locust trees on the side of the road, which are bare. There is a bird's nest on the tree, which is empty. Maybe they have all gone south for the winter.

There is a deep ditch dug under the locust tree, extending straight into the distance.

There was water in the canal, and a thick layer of ice formed on the surface.

On the opposite side of the canal is a row of well-leveled land.

The land is divided into three parts, one part is a messy fallow land with nothing on it; Between the remaining snow, as long as this winter is over, they can grow quickly and bring people the joy of harvest in summer.

"It's Juntian? I heard that there are few people in Guanbei, why do you want to come to this place in Henan?" Liu Chongwang looked at it for a while, and saw some clues.

It turns out that each household has a [-]-mu mark, which makes him feel very fresh.

The land in Guanzhong is narrow and densely populated. Since the Sui Dynasty, a village has only [-] mu. This meeting is impossible to say. The poor have no place to stand, and the rich are full of fields, but overall, it is stronger than the previous dynasty.

The land equalization system, this is the source of the strength of the Northern Dynasty.

In the Northern Zhou Dynasty, all the slaves were released, and the land was shared among the common people. The Northern Qi Dynasty also shared the land, but it was not thorough, and there were still a large number of slaves, not to mention the Southern Dynasty.

The dynasty of the Han people was not as good to the people of the Han people as the dynasty of the Hu people was to the people of the Han people. This is a huge irony.

It's all about struggling to survive, and the Hu people gave me land, and they are not allowed to keep slaves. Why should I fight to the death for your Han family?Am I so cheap that I want to rush to be part of your family?

Only this one, the winner has already been divided.

"Liu Xiang is very elegant." Wang Tuan, the servant of the household department, also came over, looked at the farmland that fluctuated with the mountains, and said with a smile: "There are too many people in Huazhou. It is not unusual for the people to want to go to Henan. What's more What's more, more than half of the people in Huazhou are natives of Henan. They fled the past, and now they have the opportunity to return, and they are naturally happy. The life of Hengshan Dangxiang is not easy, there are few people in the mountains, and the harvest is not good. Now Henan is no different from Baidi. Shao Shude gave them the land, so naturally everyone is grateful."

"I didn't think about it for a while, and I made Wang Shilang laugh." Liu Chongwang smiled and said.

In front of the land, the common people cannot resist the temptation.Even if you leave your hometown, you don't hesitate.

In the early years of the Kingdom, athletes were recruited to guard Helong. It was because of the land that they attracted many people to migrate. Among them, there were even "Long March athletes" who set off from the distant Qingzhou, which was amazing.

"Liu Xiang is from Luoyang, do you want to visit Luoyang this time?" Wang Tuan asked.

"I won't go. After becoming an official, the whole world is my home." Liu Chongwang said with a wry smile, "There are no relatives and friends in Luoyang, so why go there?"

The world is home, which is indeed a portrayal of officials and sergeants in this era.

Scholars came from all over the world to study in Chang'an.

In order to ask for some rewards, the sergeants went to various towns to serve as soldiers.

When Zhu Quanzhong started the incident, he recruited [-] soldiers from Shanguo and [-] from Ziqing. The Cai people in Huaixi traveled all over the world, and Cai soldiers and generals could be seen in every town.

15 Shuofang army, at least [-] to [-] from Henan, [-] to [-] from Hebei, [-] from Hedong, Xingyuan, and Guanzhong, plus a large number of Han people from Lingxia and Helong.

Most of the most powerful field military machines in Shuofang Town are foreigners, not Lingxia people, not even people from the Northwest, which is outrageous.

Perhaps this is recruiting.

"When I was in Chang'an, I heard that Shude was good at management. Xiao County was only bought this year, and people were recruited to cultivate it. After the wheat harvest next year, we can get a lot of food and grass."

"Liu Xiang, there is too much food and grass, which is not a good thing for the court." Wang Tuan looked sad.

The servant of the household department is born to participate in financial planning.Once Shao and Zhu went to war, the court couldn't bear it.

Isn't the reason why they came here to supervise the transfer of goods?But now the big river has been frozen, so they can only go by land, and the cost has increased sharply.

Fortunately, Shao Shude promised not to use the imperial court's tank boats next year, even if war broke out, it would not affect the imperial court's transfer of money and food.

This alone greatly increased Wang Tuan's affection for him.No way, rely on others!

In the final analysis, the money and food in Guanzhong are not enough to support a capital.

In the eighth year of Tianbao, the amount of millet stored in different roads was different, 2200 million dendrobium in Henan Province, more than 2100 million dendrobium in Hebei Province, more than 1100 million dendrobium in Hedong Road, more than 800 million dendrobium in Guannei Road, 350 million dendrobium in Longyou Road, and 300 million in Shannan Road. There are 200 million dendrobiums in Wanhu and Jiannan Road, and only about 100 million in Huainan, Jiangnan, and Lingnan Dao. They are too poor and remote.

Up to now, Hebei, which has not been war-torn for many years, is even more densely populated. The population is estimated to account for 200% of the country, and the wealth accounts for 40%, far exceeding Henan, let alone other places.During the reign of Dezong, 50 million shi of Caomi from Huainan and Jiangnan were transported to the capital, but the actual amount was only [-] shi, but a town in Youzhou "rewarded" the imperial court with [-] shi.

It's a pity that the amount of offerings depends entirely on your own mood, and you can't help it, so that you have to search Jiangnan, a poor place that you didn't even look at before.

"Yes, with more food and grass, Shao Shude will be more motivated to fight Zhu Quanzhong." Liu Chongwang laughed, but it was a bit bitter.

"Liu Xiang, Shude or Quanzhong, who can win?" Wang Tuan asked in a low voice seeing that his followers were still far away.

Liu Chongwang pondered for a long time, Fang said: "It's hard to say. Quanzhong has more than ten states in the Central Plains, and Wei Boluo Hongxin and Chengde Wang Rong gave him money. The annual income should be more than twice that of Shude. There are more than him, and there are not so many bad things like the Tibetan tribe, easy to manage. The people in Henan are fierce and good at fighting, and the water transportation extends in all directions. If Shude is not supported by the trade in the Western Regions, and there are towns for Chang'an, it is definitely not as good as Quanzhong , It is certain to be destroyed. But if Shude occupies a place of tangible victory, if he does not make a big mistake and keeps exhausting his loyalty, the result will be hard to say. And there is also Li Keyong, whoever wins Hebei wins the world, and he who conquers Hebei wins the world. De, how can Quan Zhong not be in a hurry? Alas, these two people are afraid to smash Hebei to death."

"Let's not talk about that. It's not good for either of them to win. It's better to be undefeated." Liu Chongwang waved his hand and said, "Let's go and see the scenery of Xiao County under Shao Shude's rule."

Liu Chongwang became interested and took the lead to walk along the canal.

A village looms in the distance, dilapidated, and the traces of repairs are very obvious.Liu Chongwang guessed that this was the village of the people of Henan Province in the past. After the people dispersed, they were occupied by newcomers.

"Kill!" A neat shout came from the village.

Liu Chongwang was startled, and Wang Tuan's expression changed a little.Looking carefully, it turned out that dozens of people were practicing.

They held a shoddy wooden spear, and under the command of the warrior, they formed a decent array.

There were still some haystacks at the entrance of the village, which were filled with arrows, which made the two of them a little startled.

"Who is it?" A middle-aged man leading a horse came out of the village and asked.

Liu Chongwang stopped the entourage who wanted to speak, and said: "We are officials of the Shanzhou Transshipment Institute, ordered by the saint to supervise the water transportation and patrol along the way."

"Saint?" The man was a little dazed: "Could it be Commander Shao? He was ordered by the Commander to inspect?"

Liu Chongwang: "..."

He suddenly thought of Hebei and Huaixi.

During the Tianbao period, people in Hebei heard more about An and Shi Ersheng.Even after the rebellion was put down, the people in the three towns of Heshuo still "commonly call Lushan and Siming the two saints".

The people in Huaixi don't know what the court is at all, and they haven't known who the saint is for decades. "Cai people are stubborn and rebellious, and have not known the difference between top and bottom for decades. May the public show it so that they can know the respect of the court."

The name of a saint is becoming more and more difficult to use!

The Huazhou people who moved to Xiao County may still know about the imperial court and the saint, but those Qiang and Hu people only have "Shao Sheng" in their eyes?
If it reaches this point, it seems that righteousness is useless.

Liu Chongwang was a little disappointed, and Wang Tuan was also a little sluggish.

I hurt my self-esteem!Chang'an sage, how is Lingzhou sage?
The drills in the village are still going on.

On such a cold day, the head of the Tutuan villager was steaming.Some of them have just grown their hair, obviously they used to be party members, and they all look stupid.But there is a ferocious and savage energy, and the superiority and inferiority are clearly distinguished, whoever does not practice well, immediately kneels on the ground, and is whipped violently, and dare not resist.

The awe of the headman has penetrated into the bone marrow.

There are also women cutting grass in the village.

The bales of hay were collected and loaded into wagons, presumably bound elsewhere.

"Alas! Brother is right." Liu Chongwang sighed and had no more words.

The eldest brother, Liu Chonggui, went out of Guangzhou to serve as the military envoy of the Qing Navy.I have already sent back several letters from home. I am devoted to the landscape all day long, and occasionally I come to inspect places, look at farmland and water conservancy, keep filing cases over the years, or contact foreign businessmen. It seems that I am very carefree.

Liu Chongwang had already been squeezed out by Wei Zhaodu and Cui Zhaowei in the court and had no real power, and now he doesn't want to work hard.

Wang Tuan was actually a smart man, and he was also very disappointed with the court, but he still couldn't see it, and thought about getting addicted to the prime minister.

Is this interesting?It's better to find a foreign town and be a festival envoy.

On the way back, they encountered a large cavalry army.

The chariots got out of the way and let the cavalry walking with their horses go first.

The general flag has two sides, one embroidered with "Tuoba" and the other with "Qibi".Tuoba went northeast, Qibi went west, and they parted ways here.

Tuoba Renfu!Qi Bizhang!

Liu Chongwang immediately remembered these two names.

He was not very familiar with Tuoba Renfu, but Shao Shude reported this name in the Wu Sanjie list, Tuoba Renfu was "General Dingyuan", and Qi Bizhang was "General Yunhui".

Looking at the direction in which Tuoba Renfu left, could it be that he crossed the great river in the north and headed for Hedong?

What is this for?Copied Zelu and Jinyang?can't you?
I didn't see them alone.Just a horse, and you have to walk on foot, how to plunder?

"It must be used to assist in attacking Hebei." Wang Tuan said it right.

(End of this chapter)