Late Tang Dynasty Floating Life

Chapter 67
On October 22, the first year of Guangming, Huang Chao fled around Henan.Wherever he passed, the officials and people fled, and all the towns and troops avoided fighting with him, as if they saw through that he would not stay for a long time, so they waited for Huang Chao to escape and go to other places.

In the Jianghuai area, Gao Pian, who was armed with heavy troops, not only did not pursue him, but instead sent people to set up defenses in deep trenches and high fortresses.

In this Tang Dynasty, no one really wanted Huang Chao, they were all calculating for themselves.

In such a turbulent situation, Shao Shude hurried to Linzhou with a hundred personal soldiers.

Linzhou is only three counties, and there are more than [-] people in the Han and Han states. However, the martial arts are very strong. "The people know war" and "under the age of ten, all are familiar with martial arts."The arrival of Shao Shude and his entourage made the people of Linzhou quite curious. There were those young men who heard that Shao was going to marry Zhejia's flower Zhefang. What kind of skills does the servant have.

Of course, Shao Shude ignored the provocations of these people. He was soon welcomed into the house by the Zhe family. Zong Zongben, Zhe Silun, and several other clan elders sat on the top with scrutiny eyes.

Now that Shao is in charge of the army alone, he is quite confident, and naturally he will no longer be as cramped as when he was in Hedong.After being arranged to sit down, he nodded with a smile, unanimously agreed, and calmly.

What are you panicking, isn't it just a blind date?Lao Tzu has been with him more than a dozen times in later generations, and he has rich experience.

"How many years has General Shao been in the army?" This was asked by a clan elder who had just introduced his name but forgot.

"More than seven years."

"I also know about the Tiande Army, and it's still worth fighting. Since General Shao can stand out from it, he is in charge of a state and an army in his twenties. Naturally, he has extraordinary skills. "

Come on, this is the water release.This old man, I must remember your name later.

"Does General Shao still have relatives in Fengzhou?" Another clan elder asked.

"No."

The man frowned.Without relatives, this is more troublesome.If something goes wrong, this foundation will be cheaper for outsiders if you don't know.It's like they have broken up their families, their people are prosperous, their clans are prosperous, their fathers and sons are succeeded, and their brothers are born.

"I heard that General Shao is quite able to win over the sergeant, and the Tielin army should be a strong force. I just don't know if he will fight if he raises troops to attack Youzhou in the future?"

"If the imperial court has an edict, and the commander has an order, you will be able to command the division."

The old man frowned a little when he heard the words, as if he was not very satisfied with this answer.The Tuoba family and their family have been vying for the influence of the Dangxiang tribe for many years.Especially for some clans with many small mouths, and occupying the beautiful places of water and grass, it is not a once or twice to use a knife and a gun. Shao Shude's answer always made him feel that he would not take the initiative to fight Tuoba Sigong.

"Okay, let's stay." After listening for a while, Zhe Zongben finally opened his mouth, only to hear him say: "Since Shude owns Suizhou, what's the way to govern?"

"Dig the pond, divert water to fill the fields, the people will benefit greatly, and the army will have enough food." Shao Shude replied.

"It takes a lot of people's efforts to open the river and irrigate the fields. How to do it?"

"It's nothing more than the accountant Qimin."

Of course, everyone here knows what "editing households Qimin" means, but no one objected, which is very interesting.

"If Huang Chao enters the pass, how do you deal with it?"

"When a man uses force, he should be pacified."

Zongzong didn't speak anymore.Even at this time, Shao Shude did not observe his words, and spoke according to other people's words, but expressed his heart directly. Zhe Zongben already knew his thoughts in his heart.

"War horse and silverware are very fond of him, let's stay for a meal." Zong Zongben finally said, Zhe Silun looked expressionless on the side, and gave Shao Shude a fierce look.

Zongzongben's family banquet was still only those people just now. Shao Shude didn't see the person he wanted to marry, but it was normal.Looking at it like this, the marriage will basically not go to waste.The marriage between the two families has many advantages. The only disadvantage is that there is only Shao Shude in the Shao family.

After eating, the group went to the school grounds to play again.Shao Shude's riding and shooting skills are average, but his walking skills are really deep, which makes the Zhe family admired.The martial arts of these years are the first in archery and the second in spear. Without these two, it is basically impossible to be a soldier.The Zhe family has always valued martial arts, and was born after a few younger generations, but none of them can compare to Shao Shude.In the end, some people even compared him with Li Ke's archery, which was a big hit.

On October 23, after staying in Linzhou for one night, Shao Shude hurried to Suizhou with his own soldiers.There are many things in the state, and he doesn't want to delay for a day.There are many things that must be sorted out before going out to see great success in the coming year.

"Military envoy, I have some clues about the recruitment of craftsmen." Li Yanling came to report as soon as he returned to the state city: "A few craftsmen who originally accompanied the army have already accepted some apprentices. Today, a certain recruited more than ten from Kunfang. Everyone is allowed to take heavy profits and allow them to set up their own workshops, and the Tielin Army will choose the best ones to buy them.”

"It's still too little." Shao Shude said.In the production of ordnance, Xia and Sui prefectures only have a certain scale in Xia prefecture. Perhaps there are many craftsmen in Tuoba Dangxiang, but Sui and Yin prefectures really have nothing to do with it. Ordnance has always depended on the state city and even the court for supply.

This is not insurance!

But Shao Shude has no money and no resources, so if he can raise some from Kunfang, he is already burning high incense.Today, if you want to expand the iron-making industry in Suizhou, you must first solve the problem of raw materials, and second, you must solve the problem of talents. This must be done from outside the town.On the next day's expedition to the customs, it is necessary to pay attention to it.

On October 29, the Zhe family sent people to Xiazhou, so Marshal Zhuge sent Jiang Dewen, the secretary of Jiedu, to Suizhou to discuss marriage matters with Shao Shude.

First of all, it is natural to be hired, this is no problem.The commander said that he would send a group of horses, bows, knives, and gold and silver utensils to be employed.Shao Shude was very grateful. Zhuge Shuang really treated him as his son and nephew. In the future, unless the commander wanted to rebel against the monarch, he would never frown.

There are a series of cumbersome processes after the appointment.The family has been sinicized for a long time, and the wedding should be a Chinese custom, not the custom of getting married at the woman's home on the grassland.

Since the woman was far away in Linzhou, this marriage was a hassle.The groom has to ride a horse to greet him, and the bride rides a car. There are a lot of thank-you etiquettes in between. By the way, all kinds of clothes have to be prepared in advance, which is really troublesome.Shao Shude thought about it for a while, afraid that he would have to use two battalions of the Tielin Army to greet him with a large amount of luggage.

In addition, arranging the wedding venue, entertaining guests, building the drapery of the worship hall, arranging the green house where the newlyweds live after marriage, etc., are all a bunch of things.Let's invite a music and dance team to help the fun, but we can't get the drummers in the army, that's too bad.After the worship ceremony is completed, there is also the ceremony of laying geese, and finally they enter the Qinglu together.

"Envoy Shao, the commander has something to say, why don't we hold the wedding in Xiazhou. The Qinglu mansion was given by the commander himself, and it is also convenient to arrange all kinds of clothes and ritual utensils. The guests are ready-made, and the commander gave an order, All the generals have to come to congratulate, and the scene is more solemn. On the other hand, the old general Zhe also likes Xiazhou. I heard that he is looking for someone to buy a house, so he will send Mrs. Zhe in advance to avoid the pain of crossing the county to welcome relatives. Really, when the wedding day comes, Shao Jun will go on horseback with a candle to usher the bride back. Do you think this is good?" Jiang Dewen, sitting opposite Shao Shude, suggested.

"The commander treats me like a nephew, and is willing to do his best in the future. Secretary Jiang has contributed a lot, and Shao is very grateful. In the future, he will never refuse," Shao Shude said solemnly.

"Shao Jun is very polite." Jiang Dewen said with a smile: "Then this will be done like this, and I will go back and report to the commander in a while."

"Since coming to Suizhou, Secretary Jiang may wish to stay for a few more days." Shao Shude invited.

"Isn't the general in a hurry to marry a bride?" Jiang Dewen said with a smile: "There will be opportunities in the future, but for now, we should finish the wedding as soon as possible, and Jiang will go here."

"The military envoy, the marshal personally helped organize the wedding, and the [-] members of the Tielin army worked hard. Such a means of benevolence is really powerful." After Jiang Dewen left, Chen Cheng rushed over and said.

"The commander may have the intention of showing mercy, but it is also possible to treat someone as a child and nephew." Shao Shude said: "When I was in Hedong, I was very close to the commander, maybe both of them were from very little background, and when they saw me, The commander should think of him when he was young. Not much to say, Shao will repay any kindness, and the commander treats me like this, as long as it's not an outrageous act, what if I keep him forever?"

Chen Cheng was speechless.Shao Shude didn't say anything. He was also thinking about his lord, and the land of Xia Sui four states could be used as a prince.If we take the spirit, salt, and Huizhou states in the west, the soldiers will have enough food and resources, and they will be able to advance and retreat freely, which can be the foundation of the king.But as long as Zhuge Shuang was still there, Shao Shude would be very saddened by the hurdle in his heart, and it was impossible to step on him.

Of course, if Tuoba Sigong wanted to take the position of Xia Sui's military commander, then there was no need to be polite.

There are more than [-] Han people and [-] elite soldiers in the four states of Xia, Sui, Yin and You. How can you, Tuoba Sigong, covet?Even if the imperial court gives you, Lao Tzu will not recognize it, the big deal is that the fish will die and the net will be broken. Let's see who is afraid of who?

(End of this chapter)