Late Tang Dynasty Floating Life

Chapter 644 Recovery
On the water, the fleet started to sail again.

This is a commercial shipping route.

Shenzhou, Guangzhou and Shou prefectures are rich in tea. Shenzhou tea is transported by boats along the Lishui River and Zhugan River, Gwangju tea is shipped by Huangshui River, Weishui River and Bailu River, and Shouzhou tea is shipped by Shihe River, Pishui River and Feishui River. .

These are the tributaries of the upper reaches of the Huai River, flowing from south to north into the Huai River.There are a large number of ancient ferry crossings with a long history in the riverside area, such as Changtai Ferry, which is close to the ancient site of King Chu City, located on the north bank of the Huai River, within the territory of Langshan County, Caizhou, and Yiyang County, Shenzhou on the south bank.

In the Qing Dynasty, the shipping here was still very busy. There was a poem that said: "Linhuai Huyedu, Tongbai has a long origin. If there is no rush, the popping reed can sail."

Shao Shude sits on the banks of the Huai River, enjoying the scenery leisurely.

Frogs were croaking in the willow bushes, and the sun was behind the hills.The goats were driven back in groups, and the shepherd boy drove them with wicker sticks, and greeted the children who were playing games next to them from time to time.

The silent boy straightened up from the field.Their skin was tanned, and they walked barefoot on the field ridge, looking at the warriors with bright armor from a distance, wishing to throw away the hoes in their hands.

What is the use of farming? !

If you can't even make a pair of shoes, you might as well become a martial artist to fight for wealth.

The old man sat quietly under the eaves, enjoying the warmth of the setting sun.

He fought for wealth and honor for half his life, but he only earned dozens of acres of land for his descendants.The children and grandchildren practice martial arts whenever they have time. He doesn't want to stop it, and he can't stop it.

If King Xia can succeed, it may be a good way out.

Shao Shude withdrew his gaze, and stroked another military flag: Zhu Yanshou's commander-in-chief captured on the battlefield.

"Put it away and put it in the Golden Immortal Temple." General Shao Shude draped the flag on the two women kneeling in front of him, and said, "My spoils of war."

Jinxian Temple has been expanded for a round, and there is a huge collection room, which stores many weapons, armors, flags and other spoils of war.

Shao Shude will go to see it when he has time.

Tuoba Sigong's favorite swords, Han Lang's armor, Hao Zhenwei's saber, Wang Gong's favorite gold and silver wares, etc. are all Shao Shude's private collections, showing his great achievements in military service for more than ten years.

There are still some living "collections" in Jinxian Temple, that is, captured enemy generals' wives and daughters, two more today.

In fact, Shao Shude wanted to pull out the ruthless, but the two women knelt and begged to take them away, the meaning was obvious, they would rather be humiliated by one person than become a camp prostitute and humiliated by hundreds of people.

Zhe Silun looked helplessly at Shao Shude.

My brother-in-law is fine.Good management of people's livelihood, the people in Guanbei have enough to eat and warm clothes, everyone praises them, and they call "Shao Sheng"; If you die, you are worthy of a famous general; if you speak a word, you will have a promise, even the enemy general will have to praise him in this matter; regaining the homeland and training Huafeng, the survivors of Helong are very grateful.

But he just likes to play with these Xiasanlu nonsense.

"Did you see? Huaixi is actually quite rich, but it's a pity that it can't settle down." Shao Shude pointed to the Huai River and the Huai River, and said, "Zhu Quanzhong built two cities, Guanghe and Banzhu, in Hebei, as outposts. I am based in Huaibei. The three cities of Gou, Xinxi, and Wulongji are also outposts, and with these three towns, Shen and Guang have no worries."

Wulongji is actually a ferry port and a commercial port. It is near the present-day Huaibin Port, more than a hundred miles away from Xinxi County in the west, and more than [-] miles away from the Ruhuai Interchange in the east. It has always been a distribution port for Huai salt and tea.

After Pang Shigu retreated, Xia's army had only a large number of volunteers in Huaibei, and the troops were insufficient to launch an offensive.But they were not idle either. Cui Hong drove the people to build a city near Wulongji as a stronghold on the north bank.

Shao Shude is about to leave.As soon as he left, Tianxiong and Yicong's second armies would of course also leave. From now on, the area around Huainan would depend entirely on the Zhejia themselves.

Zhujing in Shouzhou has [-] soldiers. With the manpower and material resources of Shouzhou, it is easy to support them, and there is even a slight surplus, which can be sent to Jiedushi.

Chen Su in Shenzhou had [-] soldiers left, and since the number of Shenzhou changed hands, he could barely support them.Perhaps the situation will improve after the people who have been living abroad return.

What Zhe Silun can temporarily use is the manpower and material resources of Guangzhou and Anerzhou.He almost plundered all the elites in Fengxiang Town, bringing in a total of [-] infantry and [-] cavalry, and Shao Shude left him with more than [-] people from Cui Hong's tribe, which should be able to support him.

Wait until next year, after recuperating, you can try to raise a few thousand more soldiers in the year after.

But don’t forget, there are still 1 people in the Zan tribe, and Huaixi Town will forcefully collect some money and food to support them.

"Is the strategy given by the king to keep?" Zhe Silun asked.

"I have promised to cut taxes, and I can't break my promise. This year and next, I will focus on defense, and occasionally go north to plunder some food, grass and goods to support the army, and cooperate with the offensives of Heluo and Heyang. You don't have to bear the heavy burden." Shao Shude said: "After all, Huaixi Town has to devote some energy to staring at Yang Xingmi."

"Since that's the case, I understand." Zhe Silun said.

"I will take away the captured Huai soldiers and Liang soldiers, and I will leave you with more than [-] soldiers from Cui Hong's department. Wu Yu's Anzhou soldiers, you can choose to join the army, and the rest can be dismissed. A while ago, my uncle came from Fengxiang drew some soldiers, and went to Guanbei to recruit thousands of soldiers, you can coordinate." Shao Shude said again: "Huaixi Town, the imperial court gave the military title 'Huaining', from now on, you will be Huainan West Road Jiedu observation and disposal envoy, Huaining army Jiedu envoy."

Fengxiang has four prefectures in one prefecture, and originally had [-] soldiers.In the past, Zhe Zongben went south and took away [-] cavalry. A while ago, he wanted to build the right wing of the Weisheng army, and he transferred troops from Fengxiang, and recruited troops in Lin, Yin, Sheng and other states.This time Zhe Silun brought another [-] cavalry. As the backbone for forming the Huaining Army, there were actually only [-] soldiers left in Fengxiang Town, so that they couldn't even gather the troops to go south to Shuzhong.

Shao Shude has already submitted to the imperial court that Fengxiang Mansion was dismissed as Qizhou, and the five prefectures of Qi, Long, Xing, Feng, and Yang were merged into Shuofang Town.Zhejia, this is a complete transfer of the family property to the Huaixi area.

For the few thousand remaining soldiers in Fengxiang Town, Shao Shude intends to mobilize them to supplement the Tianxiong and Yicong Second Armies (with a shortfall of nearly 2000), and the remaining [-] soldiers. .

But in Huaixi, the Zongben's Weisheng army has more than 5000 people, and he plans to expand it to [-] people, divided into left and right sides.

Then support his son Zhe Silun with 2000 elite soldiers. In this way, after the Huaining Army annexes the Anzhou Army, there will be about [-] people, of which the [-] cavalry in the hands of Zhe Silun are the core. military.The [-] people in the hands of Chen Su and Zhu Jing belonged to the Outer Town Army, defending Shenzhou and Shouzhou.

In terms of finances, it must be very tight, there is no doubt about it.

Jingzhao Mansion and Fengtian Town will mobilize a large number of masters this year and next year, regardless of the cost, to give blood transfusions to Tang Deng Sui and Huaixi Qizhou to help them survive the most difficult two years.

In order to deal with these thorny issues left over from history and not want to hurt the peace of relatives, Shao Shude also racked his brains.

Zhejia is now the largest mountain in the Kansai samurai group established by Shao Shude, with tens of thousands of soldiers, and the key internals are still monolithic. As one, power is in hand.If they are given decades, how can they know that there will be another three towns in Hebei?
Under Zhejia, Yeli and Muzang are also tribal tycoons on the top of the mountain, and they also have territories and soldiers.Moreover, their system does not distinguish between soldiers and civilians. It is not a problem for a family to pull out 3 or [-] people. Shanguo Town must be strong.

For these Qianghu chieftains, Shao Shude made a huge sacrifice.There are quite a few maids in the palace from the Hengshan Second Division, the Dijin Zeweicai Clan, the Yinshan Fifth Division, and the Helong Tribes (Bai, Luo, Yang, Liang) and other tribes.

The eldest son, Shao Chengjie, in addition to appointing the Zhu family as his wife, Shao Shude also made him a concubine of a daughter from the direct line of the Yeli family and the Wuzang family.The poor child is only 11 years old, and the old man "pimped" him. For the sake of his country forever, he really broke his heart.

"The Huaining army will surely live up to your majesty's entrustment." Zhe Silun said: "With the [-] strong men I brought, I will train Cai Ren and An Ren well. Within half a year, they will be kneaded into shape. You can go to battle, and in two years you can make a northern expedition to Cai and Ying Zhuzhou."

"Haha!" Shao Shude laughed heartily, and said, "With Xiaolang here, Huainan will have no worries."

Although the system of enfeoffment has great hidden dangers, it can indeed greatly stimulate people's enthusiasm and combat effectiveness, which is much more efficient than direct rule.As for when the mine will explode and whether it will explode, it depends on how you handle it.

On May 23, the second year of Qianning, Shao Shude left Yiyang County.

Zhe Silun was very efficient. Thousands of people had been dispatched to the north to replace the Yi Congjun who were stationed in Baigou and Xinxi.At the same time, Shao Shude was asked to send 5000 people from the Zan tribe to go northward and defend Wulong Town, and Shao Shude agreed.

From Shenzhou to Suizhou, and then to Xiangzhou, the journey was very slow.

The winter wheat planted last year is close to being harvested.

In the areas of Xiangyang and Nanyang, both rice and wheat are grown, and they are harvested twice a year.Looking at the yellow wheat in the field, Shao Shude was in a good mood.

The dry and cracked earth needs rain to nourish and restore.

The states on the southern front, which have been squeezed by half a year of war, are economically dilapidated.After harvesting this season's wheat, we should be able to take a breather.

Next year, all the [-] states will cut taxes to restore their vitality.But it is also true that tens of thousands of soldiers need money and food to support them.This burden is just passed on to Guanzhong, which has a relatively abundant population.And it's still very uneconomical, and the loss on the road is staggering.

When passing through Zaoyang County, Shao Shude deliberately stopped.

Many households from the five counties of Ganzhou have come here, and the first batch of [-] households has arrived, all of which have been allocated land.

Guanzhong is narrow and densely populated, and Shao Shude protects it too well, so the population is a bit too much.In Huazhou, which is the most serious, some families only have a few acres of land, and they are still cultivating intensively there, digging food in the soil, and they still can't get enough to eat.

Shao Shude was speechless when he saw it. Wouldn't it be nice to go to another place to have dozens of acres of land?But the people just don't want to.

He remembered an old incident in the Sui Dynasty. Yang Jian inspected Guanzhong and found that the government soldiers should grant 140 mu of land to one person, but due to the rapid increase in population, the actual per capita in Guanzhong is only a dozen mu.

What is the quality of the government soldiers raised for a dozen acres?
Fubing is different from the soldiers of the pre-Qin farming and warfare system. The difference lies in whether they participate in agricultural labor.

Fubing's family has two to three hundred acres of land, and there are tribal farmers. They only occasionally participate in agricultural labor when the farming is busy.

Later Zhou (Northern Zhou) had a population of about 700 million. As a result, there were only [-] soldiers in the whole country, and they became the core elite of Hou Zhou.

Yang Jian was distressed by the corruption of the military system of the government, so he forcibly moved the military households in Guanzhong to various places, which can be regarded as a wave of life for the government soldiers of the Sui Dynasty.

Fubing, in fact, are small landlords, not self-cultivating farmers.

"How many people have come to Zaoyang County in total? How many Arita households are there?" Shao Shude asked.

"Marshal, three thousand households have been sent from Qianzhou, and more than a thousand households from the Helian family of Tuyuhun have also come." Chen Cheng replied.

"What account is not accounted for? Create an account as soon as possible." Shao Shude said: "This is more than [-] people, so let's resettle them. As the saying goes, a piece of white paper is easy to paint, and Kansai agricultural students should be in place as soon as possible."

"Have Dengcheng and Gucheng been resettled?" Shao Shude asked again.

"There is not enough food, farm tools, and livestock. Not many people have come yet. In Gucheng County, more than 1000 households from Ganzhou, plus some Tuyuhun people, totaled 9000 people." Chen Cheng said.

"There is really no rush for this matter." Shao Shude sighed: "[-] households in Ganzhou, more than [-] Tuyuhun people, take your time. Xiangyang, Nanyang, and Huaixi have been neglected by the court for many years, and there are many wars. Restoration It’s not that simple. These three counties must be firmly in their own hands.”

Chen Cheng understood.Migrating people here, and sponsoring food, livestock, farm tools, etc., of course, is not for the benefit of Zhe Zongben or Zhao Kuangning.To resettle one hundred thousand people in these three desolate counties, reclaim the fields, and produce money and food, it will be the perfect starting point for the Xia Palace to intervene in the affairs here.

Marshal Shao, the rewards are very generous, the three states of the Weisheng Army and the four states of the Huaining Army, he will give it as he says.But I have never let it go, but have been mixing sand to build a basic platform that obeys my own orders.

It's just the basic operation of political creatures!
(End of this chapter)