Fenghou

Chapter 950 Dispelling
Although he found nothing, Zhe Keqiu urgently sent someone to Bianliang to report the leaflet incident to Wanyan Wushu in writing.

It was late February at this time, and the spring was already blooming in Bianliang City. This was the most vigorous season of the year, and it also brought a ray of life to the sluggish Bianliang City.

For more than ten years, Bianliang City has been unable to restore the grand scene of "Along the River During the Qingming Festival". On the one hand, the population of Bianliang has dropped sharply. They were wiped out, their families were destroyed, or their families moved southward, leaving only ordinary people who were unable to move southward, living lingeringly under the cruel exploitation of the puppet Qi and the iron hooves of the golden soldiers.

On the other hand, it also lost its political status as the capital of the Song Dynasty, and it was impossible to bring wealth from all over the world. The rise of Lin'an and Jingzhao also exacerbated the decline of Bianliang.

The third aspect is the impact of the Yellow River's embankment breach in the second year of Jianyan. The affluent Central Plains became a flooded area thousands of miles away. The vitality was greatly damaged. Coupled with the cruel exploitation of the puppet Qi, it has not yet recovered.

However, in the puppet Qi era, Bianliang, the capital city, also flourished briefly, which was a deformed prosperity.

The abnormal prosperity of Bianliang's nightlife reached its apex during the Puppet Qi Dynasty. The streets were full of taverns, brothels and gambling halls, all night long, "food and sex, sex too!" 'Meng Fuzi's words were vividly reflected in the pseudo-Qi Bianjing era.

But Wanyan Wushu hated this abnormal prosperity extremely. His army needed food and meat, and everyone went to eat, drink, prostitute and gamble. Who would grow the food?Who will raise the sheep?After the fall of Puppet Qi, Wanyan Wushu ruled the Central Plains. The first thing he did was to issue an indefinite curfew. People were not allowed to go to the streets after dark, and shops were not allowed to open. The abnormally prosperous night economy disappeared overnight. live.

Going from one extreme to the other, at night, there is no more singing and dancing, but a deadly darkness.

Many people who make a living at night could not live in Bianliang, so they had to migrate to Yingtianfu, Jeju, Yunzhou and other places. In just one year, the population decreased from more than [-] to less than [-], only [-]. Seventeen to eighty thousand.

The prosperous rental economy of the past is gone, and the streets are full of vacant houses without owners, so there is no need to rent a house.

He doesn't care about these Wanyan Wushu, he only cares about how many people farm and how many people raise sheep?To a certain extent, this is also a good thing. More importantly, he does not need to maintain an army of [-] like the puppet Qi. With an elite army of ten thousand and his own one hundred thousand Jurchen army, the total number of troops is only half of that of the puppet Qi army, so there is no need to cruelly oppress the people.

Under the suggestion of Changshi Fan Gong, Wanyan Wushu ordered a [-]% tax cut, and the trend of people fleeing gradually stabilized.

In Prince Liang's mansion, the long history Fan Gong and Sima Zhao Yuan are making a new suggestion to Wanyan Wushu. The suggestion was made by Zhao Yuan. Zhao Yuan is Fan Gong's recommended successor. Fan Gong is already sixty years old and his energy is not as good as before. , his body could not bear the heavy pressure of government affairs, so he recommended Zhao Yuan, the magistrate of Yingchang, to Wanyan Wushu. The two had a clear division of labor, with Fan Gong in charge of military affairs and Zhao Yuan in charge of civil affairs.

Yingchang prefecture was the top grain-producing prefecture for seven consecutive years in the Puppet Qi Dynasty. The reason is that Zhao Yuan, the prefect, attached great importance to agriculture and helped farmers solve practical problems. Therefore, Yingchang prefecture was not only the top grain-producing prefecture, but also the one with the least population fleeing In a state, the people live and work in peace and contentment.

Zhao Yuan bowed and said: "Xiaozhi talked with some businessmen about the agricultural experience in Sichuan and Shaanxi, and they unanimously praised the method of planting grass in streams and rivers vigorously promoted by Chen Qing. My lord, I think this method of animal husbandry is very useful for us!"

Wanyan Wushu is also very interested. Apart from growing food, his main concern is raising sheep. The [-] Jurchen army has to eat mutton every day.

"Be specific!"

"Actually, the method is very simple. It is to plant pastures by the river and stream. Alfalfa is planted in Sichuan and Shaanxi. We can grow other things, such as succulents. Its leaves and roots can raise cattle, horses and sheep. Its beans can be collected to help the hungry people in famine years, so our hometown is called Relief Vegetables, and the biggest advantage is that we have a lot of seeds here, unlike alfalfa, which has to be harvested for several months. Time is running out."

Wanyan Wushu nodded happily, "This method is not bad, where are the seeds of this big nest vegetable?"

"Reporting to the lord, there is one in Yingchang Mansion. I collected more than [-] catties and planned to use it to save the famine. But I forgot that the big nest vegetable is also a good pasture grass, which can be used for animal husbandry. Now it is the planting season, and it will be late in April. .”

Wanyan Wushu glanced at Fan Gong and asked, "What about Chang Shi's opinion?"

Fan Gong nodded, "I also agree, time is tight now, and it must be implemented immediately, and the prince needs to use military orders to suppress it, otherwise many counties and counties will follow the law and refuse to implement it."

Wanyan Wushu nodded, and said to Zhao Yuan: "I entrust you with the full authority to implement this matter. I will issue a military order. Those who do not implement it will be executed!"

Zhao Yuan nodded, "Because the quantity is only about [-] catties, it is impossible to promote it throughout the country. I will send people to collect the seeds, and at the same time make a plan to see which counties can be promoted first."

"go a head!"

Zhao Yuanxing saluted and left. At this time, Wanyan Wushu said to Fan Gong again: "Wanyanchang sent Helisa to negotiate with me about the cooperation. Tomorrow, Helisa will arrive in Bianliang. What do you think of this matter, sir?" ?”

Fan Gong thought for a while and said, "I think it should have something to do with the report that Zhe Keqiu sent yesterday!"

"You mean, the Western Army is going to attack the Central Plains on a large scale?"

Fan Gong nodded, "Beizhi has been thinking about this issue. Chen Qing's attack on Hedong Road last year and the year before last, I thought he was attacking Hebei Road at first, but last year he went to Lin'an, and I began to realize that his real goal was to attack Hebei Road. Central Plains, he took Hedongbei Road to ensure the safety of Hedong."

"Why do you think he will attack the Central Plains instead of Hebei? You must know that Hebei has only [-] Jurchen troops, and the hundreds of thousands of signed troops are also poorly trained. It is easier to capture Hebei. I don't understand why he wants to avoid the weak and choose the strong?"

Fan Gong smiled slightly and said, "It's really hard to understand from a military point of view, but if you think about it from a political point of view, this problem can be easily solved. Since ancient times, there has been a saying that those who win the Central Plains win the world, so there are words such as "Central Plains Tu Da" and "Competing for the Central Plains". Chen Qing did not do this, but for the hearts of the people. He wanted to win the hearts of the people in the Central Plains and become the real master of the world.

However, the Song Dynasty’s dislike of the Central Plains was regarded as a burden, and they used the truce agreement with us as an excuse to abandon the Central Plains like a waste of money. The pattern of the two can be seen. Obviously, Chen Qing is politically wiser than the imperial court. "

Wanyan Wushu sneered and said, "It's as if Chen Qing was able to capture the Central Plains. Could it be that we are so vulnerable? This is the Central Plains, not Monk Plains!"

"My lord, I'm just analyzing Chen Qing's attack direction. From a political point of view, let's compare it with the Song Dynasty by the way. As for whether he can capture the Central Plains, that's another matter."

Wanyan Wushu said for a while: "According to Mr., we want to cooperate with Talan?"

Fan Gong nodded, "Together is one heart, and if we divide, we will lose!"

Wanyan Wushu had all his thoughts, and stood in front of the window with his hands behind his back, silent for a long time.

In the afternoon of the next day, Wanyan Helisa arrived in Bianliang under the escort of [-] cavalry, and Wanyan Wushu personally went outside the city to welcome Wanyan Helisa's arrival.

The two laughed and hugged like brothers, holding hands and entered Bianliang City together in a caravan. That night, Wanyan Wushu held a grand banquet in the square in front of the main hall to welcome Wanyan Drinking Lisa. Spirits, chunks of mutton, hearty laughter.

The sincerity of both parties has been expressed from the bottom of their hearts, and the atmosphere has been enhanced enough, and the next thing is to talk about business.

In the morning, Wanyan Wushu accompanied Yao Lisa and rode slowly on the city wall. Wanyan Wushu pointed to the distant palace with his horsewhip, "There is my Liangwang Palace, which is also the palace of the Song Dynasty. I think it is too extravagant. After dismantling most of it, there are only three hundred acres left, which is just enough for me to use. This palace and the surrounding land, city, and population are our spoils of war, and they are the wealth we leave to our children and grandchildren. We have only acquired it for more than ten years. If there is no heat, is it going to be lost again?"

He Lisa nodded, "Of course we can't lose it, but it's not up to the fourth prince to maintain it alone, but to rely on all of us Jurchens, all of us unite to protect it, and leave this thousand-mile country to our children and grandchildren. Tarlan is this idea, we can no longer be defeated by Chen Qing one by one, he wants to fight, Hebei and Central Plains are battlefields, even Hedong and Guanzhong."

Wanyan Wushu patted him on the back and smiled, "Let's go! Let's talk in detail before going to the map."

The two urged their horses to go down the city.
(End of this chapter)