Traveling through the early Tang Dynasty starts with hanging

Chapter 551 Preparation
Although I have experience before, it is a huge challenge for Daizhou and Xinzhou government to swallow nearly [-] people in more than ten days, not to mention that in this era, the allocation of officials and officials at all levels of government is far worse than that of Ming Dynasty. It was so clear in the Qing Dynasty.

Until the Ming and Qing Dynasties, there was a saying that the imperial power did not go to the countryside. In the Sui and Tang Dynasties, when the local families were used to rule the country, sometimes the imperial power might not be able to go out of the county.

Of course, Daizhou is different.

There were few powerful families, and the few wealthy families moved south because of Liu Wuzhou and Yuan Junzhang's introduction of Turkic invaders. Since Li Shan took office, he has given him several favors, and then he used thunderous means to tidy up the local powerful families very well. As a result, the order of the Daizhou Governor's Office can be implemented to the greatest extent today.

Li Shan's requirements are not many. First of all, people who moved to Daizhou and Xinzhou must be allowed to survive. If they cannot take care of themselves, the governments at all levels must bear the responsibility. For this reason, Li Shan dismissed all the guards around him and made open and secret visits. ... The county magistrate of Nao, who had just been in office for two months, was publicly scolded by Li Shan because of his improper handling of affairs, which led to civil unrest, killing 19 people and injuring hundreds.

Li Shan didn't expect the officials under his command to be so obedient, but to let the relocated people survive...he felt that this condition was not high, and the food was all allocated from the army ration.

That Nao county magistrate...unfortunately reminded me that Qiguaibaguai is somewhat related to Li Shimin's side concubine Yan. After calculation, among the generals and school officials who went to the north to take up the post, Li Shan reprimanded basically all from the line of King Qin. From Zhang Gongjin to Fang Renyu, the general manager of Xinzhou, from general Duan Zhixuan to this Nao county magistrate.

Li Shan was also quite speechless, and asked Li Shan to write a letter to Yang Siyi in private. Li Shimin's concubine, Yan Shi, was the niece of Zhongshuling Yang Gongren. Used... In history, you will be enthroned as Tang Taizong after a few years. It is impossible that no one will use it in the entrainment, right?
The second is the military village, not just military villages. Li Shan had set up a school to teach mathematics as early as last year, and began to count the acres in Daizhou at the end of last year. Zhang Gongjin officially took over a few months ago. The people who moved here are very It’s almost the end of February and the beginning of March. Although it’s a little late, I’m going to rush to plant, and I can harvest in the autumn harvest... After all, the tax exemption is what Li Shan promised a long time ago. If you don’t pay taxes and grains, it’s enough for your family People are living.

In fact, Li Shan was the first to set up a marching camp. Li Shan did not intend to go outside the Great Wall as some people imagined... He opened up trade routes and attracted people. There must be a shortage of food in Daizhou.

That's why Li Shancai tossed out Yuhuchun and Mayin successively, which are basically linked to grain. You must know that the granary by the side of Xiashi is not a public warehouse in the middle of the court in name, and the grain in it is rarely transferred out. But this time I had to dial it out.

It seems that there is no shortage of food in Daizhou now, but sooner or later there will be a shortage of food, not to mention that Li Shan has long made up his mind to fill the population... So the first thing after surviving is to farm, whether it is granting land or Juntun.

There are still many problems here, not enough cattle, not enough farm tools, not enough seeds... Zhang Gongjin's hair has turned gray so much, Li Shan sent people to various prefectures in Hedong to buy, and if he couldn't buy it, he would borrow it, and if he couldn't borrow it, he would rent it.

In this situation, almost all the subordinate officials were busy, and Li Shan behind almost drove them forward with a whip.

But among all the big and small officials, there is only one person who has nothing to do, Zhang Shigui, who lives in Zuowuwei Zhonglang, but has not been officially appointed so far.

In a house in Wutai County, Zhang Shigui looked quite calm. In fact, he didn't have much time to be idle, and he knew how busy Daizhou and Xinzhou were.

The most important thing is that although Zhang Shigui didn't know what the important task Li Shan had given him, he could vaguely sense that he was probably not ready yet.

Footsteps sounded outside, and Zhang Gongjin, who was sweating profusely, strode in, repeatedly asked the servants to bring cold water, gulped down two bowls, and then sat down.

"Been reprimanded by the King of Handan again?" Zhang Shigui asked casually, the officials of Tiance Mansion always only had one point of view for His Highness.

"There are five to six thousand people in the army alone, not including their family members. How could they not make mistakes?" Although Zhang Gongjin has a serious temperament, she can't help complaining, "The king of Handan today... Forget it, it makes sense, but Xue Wanche That guy is provoking today!"

"What is he here for?"

"It seems that something happened in the army." Zhang Gongjin responded casually, "Brother Wu An went to Nao County a few days ago, where is Sima?"

"It's not bad." Zhang Shigui nodded and said: "I met Er Zhu Zhonggui in Puzhou back then. He has a modest temperament and is meticulous in handling things. He doesn't need someone's assistance to cook Zhechong Mansion."

In the second year of Wude, Zhang Shigui followed Li Shimin across Longmen to the east of the river, and met Er Zhu Yichen in Puzhou... It was a coincidence that his most dazzling achievement in that battle was defeating He Xiaodong who was trying to fight back.

He Xiaodong was defeated and fled to the north, and the remnants withered, but Yuan Junzhang, who did not follow Liu Wuzhou and Song Jingang into Hedong, came to power...

Hearing Er Zhu Yichen mentioned by his colleagues, Zhang Gongjin nodded in agreement. He is also an official second only to the governor of Daizhou. Erzhu Yichen hardly saw any movement, and now he is leading a small group of soldiers to garrison Nao County, and is in charge of Zhechong Mansion. ,
Although it is said that the young and strong people who moved to Daizhou and Xinzhou were all Zhechong government soldiers in name, but in fact these states were often invaded in these years, and the standing army had always been used to defend the border. He transferred the soldiers of Hedong Daofu from the north... This is why Li Yuan set up the general manager of Bingzhou and the general manager of Daizhou in the north, south and south of the river.

In general, among the generals who went north to take office, apart from the second batch of Zhang Shigui who has not yet been commissioned, Erzhu Yichen belongs to Erzhu Yichen and has the least real power... But Zhang Shigui observed carefully today, and it seems that this Daizhou Sima has no dissatisfaction .

The two chatted for a while, when suddenly there was a sound from outside, and the guards came in to report, "The King of Handan is calling."

Zhang Gongjin got up and moaned helplessly, "Where is it..."

The personal guard reminded: "There is also General Zhonglang."

"And me?" Zhang Shigui was a little surprised. Li Shan has been going back and forth in Dai County, Wutai County, and Nao County these days, but he hasn't called him yet.

In fact, Li Shan did not enter Wutai County, but rested in a village in Juntun, sitting on a tree stump at the entrance of the village, and unconsciously rubbed the marks of chopping with a knife and axe with his hanging right hand...Obviously, this was not long ago It was cut off just before.

It is estimated that the people who moved here cut down and built houses. Although the brick factory has been expanded again and again, and the output and quality have been greatly improved, Li Shan has controlled the sales volume as early as the beginning of the year. Most of the people who moved later could not enjoy the brick house... But in terms of the current climate, there will be no major problems for half a year.

It's just a pity. Li Shan lowered his head and looked at it a few times. He saw that the annual rings might be hundreds of years old... In future generations, they should be circled.

"Don't drive, Zhonglang is coming."

Wang Junhao's reminder came from his ear, Li Shan turned his head and saw Zhang Gongjin and Zhang Shigui, he nodded and said, "Let Xue Wanche and Chang He come over."

"Meet the King of Handan."

"Meet the King of Handan."

Li Shan greeted Zhang Shigui with a smile, and was friendly to Zhang Shigui as always, but he was thinking in his heart that this guy is getting impatient... But this kind of thing is not up to him alone, but it will be soon.

Logically speaking, Zhang Shigui used to be the commanding officer of the Tiance Mansion, and this time he was appointed as the General of Zuo Wuwei Zhonglang, so he should join the army... But Duan Zhixuan was able to join the army as the deputy cavalry chief, but Zhang Shigui couldn't.

Zhang Shigui has a lot of experience, and has been in charge several times on his own. His official rank is not below Su Dingfang's, and he also has the title of Founding County Duke... At the critical moment, Su Dingfang may not be his opponent.

Obviously, Li Shan would not allow the military power of the Daizhou Army to fall aside, so after leaving Yanmen Pass a few days ago, Zhang Shigui followed Li Shan around Dai County and then resolutely went south and settled in Wutai County... because Su Dingfang was the garrison Dai County.

Zhang Shigui is showing his heart...he has absolutely no desire to fight.

But Li Shan had no plans after that, and Zhang Shigui couldn't help being impatient. The day before yesterday, he suddenly left for Nao County... In name, because there were a lot of people who moved to Wutai County, he helped Daizhou Simaer Zhu Yichen organize the military roster.

The meaning of this temptation is obvious... Of course Li Shan understands it, Zhang Shigui is saying, you speak nicely, you won't make fun of me, right?

However, although it is coming soon, this is not what Li Shan has to deal with today.

Someone moved a few wooden chairs over, and Zhang Gongjin, Zhang Shigui, Su Dingfang, Xue Wanche, Chang He and others sat on the left and right. Although they had different positions, Duan Zhixuan, who likes to provoke the most, had left, and everyone still had something to talk about.

For example, Zhang Shigui and Chang He were fellow villagers, and although they had different status in the Luoyang War, they were considered colleagues, especially Zhang Shigui was the cavalry chief, and Chang He was once a general directly under his command.

Another example is that Zhang Gongjin has a good relationship with Xue Wanche's elder brother Xue Wanjun. Unlike Xue Wanche, Xue Wanjun has a humble temperament and has a very good relationship with his colleagues in Tiance Mansion.

Li Shan suddenly discovered that the East Palace and King Qin's Mansion were stuffed into Daizhou...all were foreign generals!
In the first batch, there was an old man from Jinyang, Duan Zhixuan, but he was driven back by himself. Zhang Shigui, who was replaced, was indeed an outsider, although he had a long history in the Prince Qin's residence.

The Li and Tang dynasties started in Jinyang and occupied Guanzhong, but in fact their foothold was unstable. The Xue family of the Western Qin Dynasty and Liu Wuzhou of Mayi all posed a fundamental threat to this new dynasty.

Although Li Yuan, the founding emperor, was a veteran general himself, he was not really an outstanding general when looking at the Yang, Sui and Sui dynasties, and the old men and old people around him were not really famous generals.

Facing threats from Xue Ju and Liu Wuzhou, Li Yuan is not an old man who has never used his trust, but the reality is in front of him. Those who ranked high on the list of Yuanmou heroes, Liu Wenjing, Pei Ji, Changsun Shunde, and Liu Hongji were all defeated. , Losing soldiers and generals, losing teachers and land, the nascent Li Tang Dynasty was almost crumbling.

Under such circumstances, Li Shimin stepped forward, Qianshuiyuan defeated Guguanzhong in the Western Qin Dynasty, and Baibi regained his homeland in Hedong. Very few.

But then irreversible changes took place within the Li Tang dynasty, especially the ambitious Li Shimin recruiting heroes... and specially selecting talents from among the surrendered generals.

In fact, Li and Tang Dynasty were able to unify the world, and Li Shimin was able to win the crucial victory of Hulao in Luoyang and arrive in the Central Plains. His outstanding military ability was one of the reasons, but without the many heroes around him, it would be difficult to win in one battle. The great cause of the two kings.

Li Shimin's de facto deputy at the time, Qu Tutong who is now in charge of Daxingtai in Eastern Shaanxi Province, Zhang Shigui, who originally came from Henan, and Yu Chigong who was almost killed... There are too many similar people.

In fact, Zhai Changsun, Qin Qiong, Cheng Yaojin, and Yu Chigong, the four commanders of the Xuanjia cavalry who were regarded as the killer by Li Shimin, were all surrendered generals.

The emergence of this situation prompted the Li and Tang Dynasty to unify the world as soon as possible, and also directly prompted the King Qin's line to have no way out, and inevitably clashed with the East Palace.

Li Shan couldn't help but look at Xue Wanche when he thought of this... Logically speaking, this is Luo Yi's former department, and he has a feud with Su Dingfang, so the East Palace would never choose him to go north to take up the post.

Li Shan thought to himself, if something goes wrong, Xue Wanche, as an outsider, was squeezed out by the old man in the East Palace... He once heard Ling Jing mention that Wei Zheng, who is also an outsider, is trusted by Prince Li Jiancheng, but he is not very popular among his colleagues. Not too good, bad reviews.

Li Shan was thinking about something, and Zhang Shigui, who was sitting second from the left, was also thinking about something. It has been half a month since he came to Daizhou, and the face of this young county king seems to be clear, but at the same time it seems to be blurred.

He has the courage to do things, has the heart to make contributions, and does not want to get involved in the matter of seizing the heir. The balance between the two forces is pretty good, and he is fair and decisive.

And the means are very good, from forcing Yuan Junzhang to surrender, to nearly dismembering his nearly ten thousand troops a few months later, and holding Ma Yi firmly in his hands... This is not something everyone can do.

Zhang Shigui was even a little envious of Li Jing...Who would have thought that the middle-level general who was unknown a few years ago would rise to fame first, and now that Beishan was appointed as the governor of the acting state, he could inherit such a rich inheritance.

While thinking about these things, Li Shan suddenly smiled and said: "Now most of Duke Rui's old troops have been cleaned up, and the cavalry who led the army to Nao County have also been reorganized by Brother Ding Fang, but on the side of Mayi..."

After a pause, Li Shan sighed: "The Duke of Yiyang County is old after all, and Sima Qin Wutong of Shuozhou... After all, he was seriously injured that year, so Ma Yi has one less cavalry general who can lead the cavalry to battle."

"I am willing to go!" Xue Wanche shouted immediately.

"Recording affairs and joining the military..." Li Shanzuo couldn't tell whether to laugh or cry, "What are you doing... Are you busy with what you are doing?"

"Besides, although I think you are more suitable as a general than a civil servant...but..."

While talking, Li Shan's eyes fell on Chang He.

(End of this chapter)