Late Tang Dynasty Floating Life

Chapter 679 Fame and Fortune
The Shangyuan Festival is coming soon, and the Tielin Army marched very quickly. They have passed Qiziling and are about to arrive at Zhiguan.

Shao Shude calculated the time and planned to set off on the eighteenth day of the first lunar month, via Heqing to Mengzhou.

In the kitchen, bean porridge was cooked early in the morning, covered with meat paste.This is a custom, white porridge with ointment, whichever is brighter, in order to pray for a good harvest of silkworm cocoons.

After Mrs. Xie and Mrs. Su worked together to cook the porridge, they asked Mrs. Lu to take it into the room.Lu Bingxue was smart and agreed.At the same time, he secretly sighed, among the girls in the Golden Immortal Temple, except for the newcomers, which one of them has never served King Xia?Why is it so deceitful?
The drowsy Mrs. Chu struggled again when she heard the movement.

"Don't hide!" Shao Shude shouted angrily.

"My lord, the bean porridge is on the table, it won't taste good when it's cold." Lu said in a low voice.

Shao Shude didn't answer.

Lu quietly backed out.

Shao Shude sat up panting heavily, hugged the limp Chu Shi in his arms, and asked, "Gou Shi County Chu Shi, do you know?"

"That's my concubine's family." Mrs. Chu came back to life and said in a low voice.

"When Zhang Quanyi married you as the continuation, it was because of the local tyrant's strength of the Chu Clan, right?" Shao Shude asked.

After he mentioned the word "Zhang Quanyi", he clearly felt Chu's slight tremor.

Shao Shude chuckled lightly, and Chu's face became extremely red.

"The Chu clan did a good job this time." Shao Shude said, "Our army arrived in Yanshi, and the Chu clan killed the bandit officials and surrendered on their own initiative."

Mrs. Chu hummed, but didn't respond.

"I want to select some of Chu's children to be officials." Shao Shude said again.

Chu Shi still didn't respond.

"Huh?" Shao Shude was taken aback.

After the end of the first stage of the Luoyang War, he won the eight counties of Henan Prefecture, namely Henan, Luoyang, Yanshi, Goushi, Yongning, Shouan, Fuchang, and Changshui, plus Lushi County, a county of Guozhou.

There are many official positions, and they are basically distributed according to the old rules: "Xiaguo" official schools send some, local Tu people send some, Kansai serving officials transfer some, and scholars can also share some if they are willing to come.

"My concubine has been married for many years, so I don't ask about the old affairs of my natal family." Chu closed her eyes, buried her face in Shao Shude's chest, and said softly: "The husband has a battle ax and cannot protect his wife. Now he is Shao Gongfu, and he has no face to face his family. ..."

"Forget it, then there is no need for Chu's children." Shao Shude said.

Chu opened his eyes, and when he saw Shao Shude looking at her, he quickly closed them again.

Shao Shude laughed loudly and stood up, "Change my clothes for me."

Mrs. Chu got up quickly and took two steps. Feeling something was wrong, she lowered her head and glanced, her ears turned red.

After changing into the prince's robe, Shao Shude sat behind the table and finished eating the bean porridge.

Mrs. Chu was dressing up at the side, which was an obvious signal of change.

After coming to the front hall, he chatted with Tuoba Pu for a while. Marshal Shao felt that it was time to end this corrupt life, so he went to the stable, only to find that the horse had been taken away by Chen Cheng. Jiang, who gave birth, spoke up.

The little girl was a little nervous and kept holding Shao Shude's hand.

Shao Shude was suddenly moved. Although he had always regarded these women as trophies, as if they could be abused wantonly, but human hearts are fleshy, and when things came to an end, he found that he still had some emotional bonds with them.

This can't be done!

Because there was no horse, Shao Shude slept with Lu in his arms, and didn't go out until the afternoon, inspecting all the farmland in Jinxianguan.

The land was leased to Tuoba tribe herders, there were hundreds of households, it can be said that Jinxianguan is the largest landowner in Wangwu County.Every time a new crop is obtained, or something new is cultivated by agronomy, it is usually planted on a small scale in Guannei first, and then distributed to farmers for them to plant.

The rent of Jinxianguan is very low, and there are benefits, but of course there is also a price: trying to grow new crops.

On the 21st of the first lunar month, when it was still daylight, a group of 2000 guards stationed near Jinxian Temple headed eastward under the leadership of Qianhu Meng Zhixiang.The other 2000 people, led by Qianhu Zhaoye, still reside here.

Later, Shao Shude left Jinxianguan, and under the guard of a thousand soldiers, he rode his horse eastward. After arriving in Heqing County, he rested for a while, and then arrived in Mengzhou in the afternoon of the same day without stopping.

The Tielin Army has arrived near Hanoi County, and the Wuwei Army is also camping in Mengzhou City.

"Marshal, when will the Heyang civilian husband be released?" Song Le asked anxiously as soon as they met.

After the Heluo War, more than [-] Tutuan peasants were dispatched to the south to transport food, grass and equipment, build fortifications, participate in siege battles, escort prisoners and goods, etc., and all the young men in Heyang were wiped out.

Yes, just sweep away!None of the fifteen or sixteen-year-old half-children, or the five or sixty-year-old Haoshou old man, were all pulled out.That is to say, Heyang is an immigrant area with a special age structure and a high proportion of young and middle-aged people. Otherwise, how could there be so many young men?
When asked by Song Le, Shao Shude didn't know how to answer.

All the 19 households in Jingzhao Mansion arrived in Heyang last year.So far, there are more than 20 households and 5 populations in Mengzhou and Huaizhou.Of the [-] people, more than half came from Huazhou, and the Jingzhao Mansion also contributed about [-] people, and the rest were mainly the people under the original Zhu Quanzhong's rule (very few) and various tribesmen.

Song Le also played a "little trick" recently.

He passed through the Xia Palace, please send [-] households in Huazhou and Qianzhou to Heyang.There was no need for Chen Cheng and Zhao Guangfeng to offend him, so they agreed. After Shao Shude saw it, he wanted to veto it for a while, but later, afraid that Song Le would criticize him, he also admitted it.

Poor Wang Bian, the people under his rule sent 20 households to Zaoyang and other counties, and now they send [-] households to Heyang, and the household registration in the town dropped to [-].In fact, he has always been very submissive. Last year, he was also actively cooperating with the various economic policies of the Xia Palace. He even massacred the town, divided the fields equally, and actively completed the transformation of the three-crop crop rotation system. He did not hesitate to be hacked by scholars.

Where can I find such a good tool man?Shao Shude has already decided that he will start a new dynasty in the future, at least to give Wang Bian a Marquis.

The wool in Qianzhou is not going to continue to be squeezed.Huazhou has also relocated [-] households in the past two years, but the population is still very large, and there is still room for further relocation, so we can continue to catch them later.

"After the first month, aren't the private households in Qianzhou and Huazhou coming? There will be enough manpower by then." Shao Shude said.

"I'm going to discuss this matter with the king." Song Le said: "The new [-] households will receive additional food and livestock."

"This..." Shao Shude had no choice but to open up wasteland and cultivate land. The economic pressure was really huge.

Now he hates that fellow Sun Ru a little bit, how did Heyang become such a disaster?

"Your Majesty, I've also thought about the issue of food and grass. It's actually not difficult." Song Le said confidently: "Just work harder, take down the southern city of Heyang, and seal off the river. Then, after the big river thaws, you can start from here." Guanbei has directly shipped grain and grass."

Shao Shude has actually thought about the feasibility of this seriously, and concluded that it can be tried.

Since Zhongli City was conquered by the Xia army, the safety factor of Heqing County Wharf has greatly increased.If Liang Jun's navy wants to pass the river in the three cities of Heyang, the danger will also increase greatly.

But now they have burned the pontoon bridge between Nancheng and Zhongli City, so it is not so troublesome to pass, and the tactic of setting fire to boats from Zhongli City is not so easy to use. Generally speaking, it is possible to pass, but it is definitely not as convenient as before.

"After the navigation, I will ship 30 dendrobium grains and beans from Lingzhou. If it goes well, I will transport another 60 dendrobiums." Shao Shude said: "The big treasure house in Guanbei can finally come in handy."

"Such a great kindness." Song Le laughed loudly, looking extremely cheerful.

Shao Shude was a little moved.Mr. Song is a very pure person. If you give money and goods, he will of course accept the beauty, but he is also devoted to civil affairs, working for the welfare of the people, and doing his best to improve their lives. This is enough.

"After the people from Qianzhou and Huazhou came, I'm afraid there are 30 to [-] people in Heyang, and it's a little bit better." Shao Shude looked at the surrounding fields planted with overwintering wheat, and said, "Mr. has made great contributions."

"It's still early." Song Le was a little dissatisfied, and said: "30 people are less than [-] people, which is still far from the grand scene of Tianbao years."

During the Tianbao period, Heyang had a population of 60 and was very prosperous, which is indeed not comparable to what it is now.

The four prefectures of Luoru, Menghuai were the most severely damaged areas during the Huangchao and Qin Zongquan Rebellion, and the household registration in many places is really not one in ten.

Further east of these four states, the losses will be much lighter.

Huang Chao didn't have the skills to fight there, and even couldn't get along in the troubled places like Yun, Cao, and Yan, and was beaten away directly.After returning from the south, he didn't go to these places to cause trouble, and went directly to Guanzhong.

Qin Zongquan was similar to Huang Chao. He didn't even get past Zhu Quanzhong's Xuanwu Town, and was forced out of the way. He could only harm the western half of Henan Province.

After Shao Shude took these four "white land" states, he would definitely spend a lot of effort to immigrate and open up wasteland.

This is hard work, but once the results are achieved, it will definitely be an iron-clad foundation. Like Guanbei, it only recognizes Shao Sheng and not Li Sheng's core ruling area.

"In this battle, many soldiers were disabled and retired." Shao Shude said: "I see that there are still many vacancies in Meng and Huai counties such as township chief, township assistant, Lizheng, post general..."

"My lord, I'll keep them all." Song Le said with a smile.

"Sir, you really know what I mean." Shao Shude was greatly moved.

What is a capable official?This is it!Knowing how to manage politics and appease the people, but also understand other things, Song Le is really--too good.

"They are all soldiers who fight for me, and I want to think about them for the rest of their lives." Shao Shude said, "A pension of one hu per month is not enough to express my feelings. In a few days, I will ask the shogunate to draw up a list, sir. Arrange it for me."

"Of order." Song Le responded.

People who have been wounded and retired from the army are inherently loyal and obedient.The king then arranged these seemingly inconspicuous positions for them, and then a small local tyrant family rooted in the village took shape.

Song Le dared to conclude that at least within two or three generations, these people were full of gratitude to King Xia, and they were the most basic and fundamental support force for King Xia.

In this case, the capital Luoyang is actually the perfect choice.Surrounded by mountains and rivers, at least it is extremely beneficial to the continuation of the Shaw family's rule.But after going through this Heluo battle, Song Le also saw the disadvantages of Luoyang, and the limitations were still a bit big.

Let's talk about this shit later.

"Has Feng Wei gone south?" Shao Shude asked suddenly.

"Let's go on the [-]th day of the first lunar month. We won't rest for a few more days during the Lantern Festival." Song Le said with a smile.

After taking Luoyang, Shao Shude went to the imperial court and recommended Gao Renhou, who had outstanding military exploits, as the envoy of Jiru Jiedu for the investigation and disposal of the Eastern Capital, the left-behind of the Eastern Capital, and Yin of Henan.

"East capital Jiru" ​​actually refers to three places, namely the city itself of Luoyang, the eastern capital, plus twenty Ji counties and Ruzhou.

Feng Wei was promoted to be the deputy envoy of Jiedu to assist Gao Renhou in handling government affairs. After all, our Gaodu head is a warrior, and most of his energy is spent on fighting.

Gao Renhou was very satisfied with this position, and he happily went south to take up the post, and moved the headquarters there.

He had served as Dongchuan Jiedushi before, and he knew what the highest glory of this warrior meant, and it felt good to regain it, so he wanted to relive it quickly.Well, the action of the angel is too slow, and the full set of ceremonial guards has not been delivered yet.

Originally, Hu Zhen’s supervising army was driven back to Chang’an, and the court re-elected a man named Zhang Chengye, but was rejected by Shao Shude because he was too loyal to the court—well, black humor, because he was too loyal to the court, so Can't be the supervisor of the feudal town.

Gao Renhou is also the third warrior in the Kansai military and political group to be promoted to Jiedushi.The other two are Yuancong elders of Shao Shude: Li Yanling and Ren Yuji.

Don't underestimate this castrated version of Jiedushi, in fact, it is still very attractive to warriors.

Fame and fortune, how many people in the world can see through them?The Jiedu envoys under Shao Shude's rule, apart from not being able to form the Yamen army and foreign town army, and the number of prefecture and county soldiers had to be approved by him, there was nothing else to say, and the prestige and wealth were not compromised.

"Since they're all going south, I'll go south too. I haven't been to Luoyang, the capital of gods." Shao Shude smiled and said, "Let's take Tielin Junerlang there to scare Zhu Quanzhong."

"Marshal, don't forget to release some of the native soldiers." Song Le reminded: "Some people's homes were planted last autumn, and they can come back later. But some people did not make it to the autumn planting. After the Spring Festival, they have to prepare for the spring planting. These people need to be released."

"Got it." Shao Shude waved his hand and said, "I'll go south to play first."

(End of this chapter)