Late Tang Dynasty Floating Life

Chapter 809

There was not a single cloud in the sky, and Zhao Liu, who had just been appointed as the village assistant, walked slowly along the river.

When the sun is at its hottest, he rests under a tree for a while.He brought water, pancakes, pickles, dried meat, and his beloved sword and horn bow on horseback.

Weeds, dense forests, and water lakes seem to be the eternal scenery of Ruzhou.But who would have thought that just 20 years ago, there were 20 people living here, and more than a hundred years ago, there were 30 men farming and women weaving.

In the distance came a horse with a man crouching on its back.

The horse walked slowly and leisurely.The ground was so rough that the rider on horseback almost fell off the side, but he straightened himself up quickly.

When he got to the edge of the woods, the rider slid to the other side again, but he got back on track at a critical moment.

The rider is sleeping.

The horse stopped quickly.

It "greeted" face to face with Zhao Liu's horse, and then bowed their heads together, looking for food that could be eaten among the weeds on the ground.

The rider woke up.

His eyes were still a little confused, but he quickly focused on Zhao Liu.Black hair, brown military uniform, dark complexion, callused hands, sharp eyes, perhaps with a hint of tyranny and viciousness.

"Officer Zhao." The rider quickly rolled off his horse and kowtowed repeatedly.

If there is any army of the Supreme Khan that scares the grassland shepherds the most, it must be the iron cavalry.

They often appear on the grasslands to suppress rebellious tribes.

They are well-armed, skilled in riding, and skilled in archery.They are fierce and murderous, and they rob cattle and sheep without mercy, and they are famous on the grassland.

"Coming?" Zhao Liu took a sip of water, stood up and said, "Let's go."

The two mounted their horses together and headed towards the newly established village.

Many people gathered at the entrance of the village, all of them were from Hexi.They worked hard for land and status, and now the headman can no longer control them, most people are still very grateful.

"The Supreme Khan will spend his summers around this lake, Haizi. He ordered the construction of palaces and walls, guarded by his loyal slave warriors."

"From the place where the sun rises in the east to the place where the sun sets in the west, the people of the Supreme Khan are everywhere. He summoned the people, and he responded with one call, and the warriors followed him, conquering one place after another."

"The new farmlands and people make the supreme khan stronger, and the new khat and yan are symbols of the khan's conquest of the enemy."

"Praise be to the Supreme Khan. Rivers, mountains, land, he has given us everything."

This is Linru County.

On the barren fields, the priests muttered words with long-distance eyes.

The braided-haired fan began to clean up the weeds on the ground, looking delighted.

This piece of land has been abandoned for too long, and too much fertility has accumulated in the soil.The weeds are overgrown and not easy to clean up.

In fact, it's not all weeds, sometimes you can see grass, such as ryegrass.It is said that the Khan's warriors sowed the seeds, but unfortunately, no weeds grew.If the valleys, plains, and rivers in the seven counties of Ruzhou were all covered with pasture grass, that would be a real fortune.

Women and children are tending cattle and sheep.

Back then, after traveling long distances, there were not many cattle and sheep left.Either it was confiscated by the Khan as a military reward, or part of it was eaten on the way due to insufficient supply.Fortunately, Ruzhou is not bad. The alfalfa grows higher than the grassland, and the number of livestock has recovered. This is really a fertile prairie.

"That's right!" Zhao Liu got off his horse, took the whip in his hand, waved it non-stop, and said, "If the land is divided, everyone will live in peace and work, and no trouble will be caused. Otherwise, no one will be able to protect you. Although I am old , but there are still many robes in the army, and they are much more ruthless than me."

The sacrificial priest could understand the official language, and immediately explained it to everyone when he heard it.

More than a hundred people, men, women, old and young, immediately stopped the guys in their hands, and all knelt down in the grass.

The Tibetans value bloodlines and noble species the most, and the most noble bloodline in this land is naturally the Supreme Khan, so everyone fears and admires them.

"Okay, let's all get up." Zhao Liu is just a village assistant, and he is not qualified to call "officials", and he is still a little uncomfortable with this kind of scene.

The Tibetans got up one after another, looking at me and you, and then at the priest and Zhao Liu. Seeing that they had no objection, they continued to mow the grass.

"I'm here today. I have a few things to do." Zhao Liu cleared his throat and said, "First, the Guangchengze Ranch is short of manpower, and each village takes turns to select people to take care of the horses for King Xia. Second, the land deeds are issued to Hey guys, put it away carefully. After clearing the weeds, we will plant wheat in September, so hurry up and learn. I know some of you have planted highland barley and wheat, so let’s help each other, and someone from the agronomy will come. But don’t expect too much There are too many agricultural students, and there is no energy to take care of them one by one. The wheat is your own, and you don’t care about your own, so I have nothing to say."

"Thirdly, Qingshu Palace has not yet been completed, and each village selects strong men to serve. Those on duty should be careful, and don't offend the nobles."

Seeing that the priest was a little puzzled, Zhao Liu explained: "It is the Yan family of the Supreme Khan."

"Fourth, you must not be absent from the practice during the slack season. The township head and Lizheng have registers, so don't try to run away."

"Finally, King Xia gave you such a piece of fertile land, what are you going to do?"

It took a long time for the priest to finish the translation, and at the end, he led everyone to the direction of Qingshu Palace to the west, and they all bowed down: "The born supreme wise Khan, he established his own country, he conquered the land of Liang The hostile tribes, those who submit to him are named Yehu, those who do not submit are killed, and their wives are named Ketun. Born to build a country, the supremely wise Khan gave us land, and his warriors and people felt that Pleasure. We, the two Meilus from the Moraine, shall remain loyal to the Khan forever."

Zhao Liu nodded after listening to the translation, and said, "If you break this oath, God will be angry."

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"After the battle, how to digest is the most important thing. Otherwise, the battle will be for nothing." Outside Guangchengze, Shao Shude, who finished hunting, looked at the wild village and taught his son earnestly.

The eldest son, Shao Chengjie, is 13 years old this year. This age was really not considered a child in ancient times.

After observing for a long time, Shao Shude found that his son didn't seem to be very interested in women's sex, but was very interested in fighting, and he didn't know whether it was good or bad.

Perhaps, in today's social atmosphere, it is not a bad thing for Wu Fu to be the heir, at least the ability to resist risks is much stronger.

Based on this cognition, Shao Shude felt that it was necessary to add some knowledge to his son, related professional knowledge about maintaining social order from collapse while fighting wars.

"Nowadays in this world, martial arts rule the country, and there are military leaders everywhere. From the generals to the soldiers, they are rebellious and unruly. Everyone thinks they are good at it." Shao Shude pointed to the village in the distance, and said: "This village has There are more than a hundred households, a mixture of Hu and Han. There are landless and landless people from Xiagu and Weinan counties, as well as newly moved Tibetans. I redistributed the land for them and allowed them to cut trees and build houses. Everyone is grateful, What's the use of this?"

"Conscript is easier?" Shao Chengjie said.

"This is just a negligible effect." Shao Shude smiled, and said: "The biggest effect is that once the outside world changes, the local troops will not be on the sidelines, and can play a deterrent role. The morale of the recruited soldiers is also high, and they can fight tough battles. My son needs to know that in today’s world, rebellion is commonplace. When you are alive for your father, you can hold back a little bit. When you inherit the big position, the first thing to ensure is that there will be no rebellion in several capital areas, and you will not become an armpit. Any capital city Occupation by the enemy can give it a great political advantage, so there can be no problems here."

"Luoyang, the eastern capital, Meng, Huai, Luo, Ru, and Zheng Wuzhou must be reliable." Shao Shude continued: "Whenever there is a rebellion, the bandit commander may not have many soldiers at the beginning. After blocking his fierce attack in the early stage, he has a great reputation. With the share in hand, other people will stop dawdling and watch from the sidelines, and will definitely be ordered to suppress the rebellion. In this way, a rebellion can be thwarted."

These are private words that can only be spoken between father and son in the Tian Family.

When a new dynasty is established, the founding emperor dies, the legacy remains, and the second emperor succeeds, even if someone rebels, he is also very afraid, and he may not be able to gather many troops, because there are many people who may not be willing to rebel.

As long as these soldiers cannot win quickly and enter the capital quickly, their fate will generally be very bad.

"Meng, Huai, Luo, Ru, and Zheng Wuzhou's governors and town generals must all use trusted confidants. Jingzhao Yin, Tong and Hua's governors also use their own people." Shao Chengjie said: "Grandfather, and Where are the two capitals? If they are too far away, let my brother-in-law guard them."

Shao Shude asked Erlang to eat a chestnut.

"It's good that you can think of these." Shao Shude said: "It's easy to train confidant officials, but it's difficult to subdue confidant generals. Therefore, as a father, I don't object to you going to the battlefield. You can't win a capable warrior with power alone, but you must pay attention to safety, and don't learn from Li. Ke uses father and son to rush to kill."

Shao Shude deeply doubts that, as far as the current social atmosphere is concerned, it may still not be fundamentally changed on the day of his death.It is true that the founding monarch of the first generation was a warrior. If the second generation does not have martial arts and martial arts, is it really safe?And this is also the main reason why some people continue to make small reports saying that the son likes to fight and kill, but he doesn't vigorously oppose it.

However, in today's feudal towns, brothers, father and son share military power, and they would rather risk the risk of father and son killing each other and brothers fighting against each other. Why?Because outsiders are more unreliable and cruel.

"I understand." Shao Chengjie replied.

"Learn the skills of marching and fighting. I will give you three years. After three years, I will send you a veteran to assist you. In this life, there are always some hurdles to overcome. Those towns in Sanchuan depend on your ability. Yes. If the army is defeated, grandpa will be very disappointed, understand?" Shao Shude asked.

"I got it." Shao Chengjie's face became serious rarely, and he was also a little nervous.He knew the importance of this matter. If he returned home in a big defeat, many things would be uncertain.

"This is a man." Shao Shude smiled, patted his son on the shoulder, and said: "Today I will show you how to cultivate the Kinki basics, and tomorrow I will see Liang people surrendering troops and generals. I want to teach you as a father." Another trick."

(End of this chapter)