Han Hai Tang Ergui

Chapter 887 Correcting Wufeng Hanjialang

In Guanzhong and Qianxian counties, hundreds of men were mingling in the fields with bamboo poles.

They are not fighting randomly, but fighting in a very organized formation.

The strong men in the front row held bamboo poles and beat each other in a neat horizontal row, while the shorter ones held bamboo bows and kept throwing arrows made of bamboo slices into the sky.

There are drums to coordinate the advance and retreat, and everyone is chanting, advancing and retreating at the same time, and even the attack frequency is similar.

The battle soon became extremely fierce, and the young and strong would not back down even if they were beaten badly, because this was not only related to their own image, but also related to their status in the family.

If anyone is discouraged on this kind of battlefield, that person is basically useless. They are not even allowed to enter the ancestral hall when worshiping the ancestors. The sisters cannot marry a good family, and they cannot marry a good wife.

What's more, they can only survive in groups based on the clan as a unit. In the cruel tenth-century social law, any clan or clan that has a reputation for bullying and weakness will be bullied by everyone immediately.

Even the government will come to pinch you as a soft persimmon, and the yamen servants are good at pointing out: The hardest labor will be borne by your X family this year.

Therefore, on this kind of battlefield, there is no room for retreat, only to work together to fight.

This kind of situation has formed the atmosphere of abundant martial arts in Han since the Qin and Han Dynasties. It is the gene of the Qin, Han, Sui, Tang and Han armies who can often face several times more enemies and fight tenaciously when they go out.

Because generations of Han Jiaerlang have been tempered in this kind of low-intensity struggle since childhood.

They knew from an early age that what a man would bring to himself, his family, and even his clan if he failed in a battle.

Correspondingly, a strong man who is skilled in bowing horses in the countryside, using spears and sticks, daring to beat people and kill people, has a status in all directions, which is unimaginable in later generations.

That's why when Yanhe Fort happened, the old blind man put his life to work, and he wanted to leave his children and grandchildren with the status of being brave in the Long March.

Of course, if there are too many such situations, it is easy to form a situation where local tyrants are everywhere. The later the dynasty, the more it will weaken the imperial court's control over the local area.

Therefore, since the Song Dynasty, when the centralization of power was gradually strengthened, this kind of ethos in the countryside began to be suppressed until there were very few left.

People with high status in the countryside have changed from a macho man who is proficient in bows and horses and can use guns and clubs to a man who is also a scholar.

This is a proper double-edged sword!

The abundance of martial arts in the countryside has its disadvantages, because it will lead to the decline of the imperial court's control. For example, at the end of the Han Dynasty and the current end of the Tang Dynasty, there are armed separatists everywhere, domineering warriors, and rebellions emerge in endlessly.

But the good thing is that even in the chaos at the end of the Han Dynasty, the warriors of the Central Plains could still easily suppress the surrounding barbarians and beat them up.

Even after the chaos of the Five Dynasties, the powerful Han people in the north still found a way to survive, and the Han family warriors headed by the ancestors of the Li and Tang royal families could rise again.

At the same time, the Song and Ming dynasties, which suppressed the martial arts in the countryside and regarded the powerful as scourges and disappeared as soon as they appeared, also had their good side.

The high degree of centralization makes the whole world more like a whole, revitalizes the economy of the whole world, communicates with all directions, greatly improves the degree of recognition, and in the absence of strong foreign enemies, the overall political situation is more stable.

But the disadvantages are also obvious. The Song and Ming dynasties successively produced tragedies of the destruction of the world, which tossed the nation into the abyss.

Good or bad, it's hard to say.

On the hillside, the battle is still going on. The Li and Wei families here have had grievances for many years because of irrigation and other matters.

Actually, Father Wei, who was watching the battle from a distance, had even more headaches. He looked at his sons who were shouting and fighting in the distance, and closed his eyes sadly.

There are so many births!There are so many births!
Father Wei was very energetic, and he gave birth to seven sons in total, all of whom were vigorous and fierce. They all served in the inspection department and served as volunteers.

But except for the eldest and the third son, the other five sons don't know much about it, and they don't want to farm.

The imperial court divided the Yongye Field and the Fenkou Field, but his sons disliked the useless farming, so they basically just fooled around a few times and it was over.

Father Wei was so angry that he could only plant their Yongye field with the boss and the third child almost exhausted.

The sub-fields that can’t be planted can only be rented out, but now everyone is not in short supply of land, and it is often the sub-fields of Nakashita, so there is no good price for renting, which can only be said to be better than barren land.

"It's all full of food." Seeing the end, Father Wei made his judgment.

This judgment is correct, because according to the historical trajectory, Guanzhong, Hexi, and Longyou will gradually decline in this timeline.

The main reason is naturally that the weather is getting colder and the precipitation line is moving southward. The three places of Guanzhong and Helong have become semi-arid places in the northwest from the rich places with sufficient precipitation in the Sui and Tang Dynasties.

Of course, the situation in Guanzhong is better than that in the Helong area, but the situation is limited. The overall climate and grain production are constantly declining.

At the same time, due to excessive development, the forest area has been greatly reduced, and various environmental problems are also emerging.

No matter how fertile and fertile fields have experienced several natural and man-made disasters, they will become middle fields or even lower fields.Without precipitation, no matter how good your water conservancy facilities are, they will not be of much use.

However, Zhang Tie's move to give priority to planting corn, sweet potatoes, orange melons, etc. in Helong unintentionally gave these three places a wave of blood back.

It can be said that the yield per mu of these three places has been pushed back or even exceeded the yield in the heyday of Tang Dynasty.

This is the specific reason why Dad Wei said that he was full. After three years, Guanzhong, which is close to Helong, has also undertaken a large part of the new crop planting area to expand.

The sharp increase in production has made it possible for a family like Wei's family, which doesn't even plant their own land, to live well with the per capita Yongye farm of more than 30 mu.

Seven sons, these are seven invincible gluttonous mouths!A day of corn buns alone can eat more than ten to twenty catties.

But with the increase in the output of new crops, [-] mu per capita can not only feed them, but also allow five of the seven sons who are more talented to dance with guns and clubs.

You know, practicing martial arts, even the most elementary ones, requires a lot of protein intake.

And when the yield per mu came up, the Zhongxiatian and water conservancy projects that people didn't pay much attention to, immediately became worth a hundred times.

When an acre of land can only produce one or two hundred catties if it is well tended, the value of the land is not worth a fight.

But when this piece of land can produce four to five hundred catties with a little bit of good cultivation, it is worth fighting for.

On the 'battlefield', the brothers of the Wei family fought more and more bravely. Perhaps the blood genes of the famous ancestor Wei Gao revived in them.

The five Wechsler brothers, who were not easy to produce, were all physically strong. They were born in peasant households and relied on other people's horses to ride horses.

Under their leadership, the Li family was beaten back by the Wei family, screaming again and again, and was about to collapse.

At this moment, a gong sounded at the river bend in the distance, and a banner of the Xinyang Inspection Department and twenty or thirty soldiers of the inspection department with guns and knives appeared in the eyes of Wei and Li Ding Zhuang.

Oops!Now that he was arrested, he might have to repair the embankment, which would be a life-threatening job.

In an instant, the two young and strong men who were still fighting just now scattered like birds and beasts, and ran away!

"Hahahaha." The inspector of the Xinyang Inspection Department laughed and said to a servant-looking person beside him:
"Song officials, please look, someone said that the people of this Qianxian County are tough, and our Xinyang Inspection Department is the second, so no one dares to be the first."

"Okay, okay, okay!" Song Guanren also said three good things in succession with his eyes shining. This time, the saint ordered three kings to be in the river, and there is a shortage of such sturdy warriors to appease the barbarians.

As he said that, Song Guanren pointed to Wei and Li, who were fleeing like a herd of frightened cattle in the distance, and said: "It is impossible to say that among these people, a large number of princes and uncles will appear again."

"Auspicious words from Cheng Song officials!" The inspector moved a little closer, "So that the officials can learn that there is also a wife, younger brother and a nephew who only know how to dance with guns and sticks, but not to give birth.

But he is proficient in bows and horses, can use guns and sticks, and has already prepared armor and war horses at home.If I can be recommended by an official to a certain king, I will be very grateful and thank you very much. "

Song Guanren smiled politely, rejected a folded bank note in the inspector's hand without even looking at it, then looked at him seriously and said:
"Human, I can help introduce you, but you have to come and let me see first, those who are capable will definitely make a fortune."

What a joke, although Song Guanren is an eunuch, he is also a military eunuch, and he is going to the river with Zhang Xianyu, the king of Anguo.

We can't let any crooked melons and cracked dates get in. When the time comes, everyone will be pitted to death in the river together, it will be nice.

. . . . .

Father Wei was the first to sit at the dinner table, and the old wife brought the eldest daughter-in-law the food.

The staple food is a few white flour steamed buns, and it is the busy season of farming, which is a high-intensity physical labor, so this is for the eldest and third child, to give them a supplement.

The rest are basically corn buns, which are big and sweet. Apart from being a bit choking, they are also a perfect staple food. They also come with a pot of millet porridge with diced sweet potatoes.

The main dish is a plate of stir-fried chicken with tomatoes. Father Wei likes this dish very much. It is sweet and sour with a little salty taste.

The rest is a large pot of stewed orange melon with a little salt, which tastes okay and is enough to fill the stomach.

Finally, there is a plate of vinegar-soaked peanuts, which is exclusive to Father Wei as a parent. He likes to drink a little wine with this little bit of peanuts, which can be regarded as the only enjoyment of this old farmer who participated in the battle of destroying Shu up.

However, before Father Wei had time to enjoy it, the door was pushed open with a bang, and then his five sons who were like bullocks rushed in.

The five brothers were terrified, fearing that they would be arrested to repair the embankment. When they came in, they saw that the food had been set. They had been fighting for a long time, and they were already hungry. Five pairs of green eyes looked at old father Wei, waiting for the old father to allow them Began to eat.

Father Wei carefully moved his plate of vinegar-soaked peanuts in front of him, and stuffed a few white-faced buns into the hands of the boss and the third child, then nodded.

The boss here has just received the white flour steamed bun, carefully broke off a large piece under the table and quietly stuffed it for his wife, and another large piece for his three-year-old son. Suddenly, the family of three was full of mystery sweet.

Then, jingle jingle, there was only a sound like a drum beating, and the dishes on the table were poked and jingled.

Countless afterimage-like hands dashed left and right in the void, and the plate circled and danced back and forth on the table, just before it landed completely.

Finally, when the circling plate fell to the ground and stopped being poked, the cornmeal steamed with ten catties of cornmeal had almost bottomed out, a large pot of stewed orange melon was cleaner than a dog's lick, and the sweet potato porridge was clear enough. I saw a figure.

Except for fried chicken with tomato, they didn't dare to overeat, the others were basically eliminated, and the three-year-old nephew was so surprised that he looked at the uncles with dumbfounded eyes, his eyes were like copper bells.

Of course, they don't dare to be so presumptuous when they eat on weekdays. My Da Zhou ruled the world with loyalty and filial piety, and the majesty of my father is still very sufficient.

They dared to be presumptuous now because the five Wei brothers were afraid of being taken away to repair the embankment. After eating this meal, they planned to go to the uncle's house in the next county to hide for ten and a half months.

Father Wei still loves his son very much. Although they don't care about giving birth, Father Wei looks down on them, but seeing his fourth son staring blankly at the vinegar-soaked peanuts in his hand, Father Wei hurriedly drove some for his grandson. He smacked the smell of vinegar himself, and then handed it to his fourth son.

Then the fourth son and the fifth son, who were not full, each picked up a corn bun, dipped it in the vinegar sauce happily and started to stir up the wind.

"Give them two more bags of steamed buns and put some pickles in them." Father Wei ordered the eldest daughter-in-law, and after searching around for a while, he finally found a purse containing some copper coins.

He was going to buy some pastries for his sons on the way to visit their grandfather and uncle, so that they could make a point.

In the silent air, with a bang, the door was pushed open again, and the Wei family was shocked collectively.

As the door was opened, there was a burst of gongs outside, as if the world was connected to them again.

The person who came in was Mr. Zhang from his hometown. He was wearing silk and satin clothes that he would not bear to let others see.

This was awarded by the government to Mr. Zhang who led his township to pay taxes last year and was rewarded by the government. In Zhang Zhou, ordinary farmers were not allowed to wear silk clothes.

When Mr. Zhang Xiang saw the five brothers of the Wei family who were tall, big, round, and full of flesh, his face was full of joy, as if he saw five big silver ingots.

"Wei San, great joy, great joy! The saint's three great kings, Erlang, Wulang, and Shilang, are going to open a mansion in Hezhong, and they want to recruit our Qianxian warriors to follow the king's conquest. The five young men of your family, Webster, have the opportunity to make contributions. !"

"what!"

Father Wei stood up abruptly. He opened his mouth, instinctively wanting to refuse. This is the son he raised after 20 years of hard work. Who would be willing to go thousands of miles away in one go.

But a word of "no" just didn't come out of Old Wei's mouth.

Because he knows very well that if there were no saints, he would have died in a military rebellion. If there was no Da Zhou, Wei San would have starved to death in the great flood in Qian County more than [-] years ago if he did not die in the rebellion .

Without the sage, there would be no corn, sweet potatoes, his favorite tomatoes, peanuts, or the days we are today.

Therefore, even with Wei's stubbornness and reluctance, he couldn't say no to him after hearing the saint's call.

The room was quiet, but a light flashed in the eyes of the eldest daughter-in-law of the Wei family, but she quickly reacted and lowered her head abruptly.

The five younger brothers in the family have nothing to do with childbirth, dancing with guns and playing sticks every day, but they are still very good at eating. She can't finish a meal for one younger brother in a day.

If their followers go away, their Yongye fields will not be taken back, and they will still be cultivated by their relatives.

Now that there are five fewer people, she will be much richer immediately, and maybe she can save a sum of money to hire a famous teacher for her elder brother to learn literature and martial arts, and then go to the county to study, and the future will be prosperous.

The third child of the Wei family quickly glanced at his sister-in-law, and then looked away uncomfortably.

According to the law, if there is a brave Ding Zhuang who follows Wang Huzheng, he will immediately have a settling allowance, not much, and it looks like three to five pennies per person.

But he has five brothers!This time it was dozens of times.

The third child in the Wei family has not yet married at the age of 19 because his brothers are not well-off, but if he has the money, he will soon be able to marry a wife who is as beautiful and virtuous as his sister-in-law.

"Grandfather, I want to go. I have learned martial arts for more than ten years. I can use bows, horses, spears and sticks. I don't want to farm the land. I want to be an official!" The fourth son of the Wei family said in a deep voice.

"Grandpa, when my son goes to Hezhong and wins a title, I will buy two Unu who can farm and come back to cultivate the land for our family, so that Grandpa and brothers will not have to work so hard." The fifth child of the Wei family continued.

Old man Wei is old and smart, he has seen the reactions of everyone in the room, and he understands it in his heart.

The boss and the third child turned their faces to the loess and turned their backs to the sky. After raising five brothers for so many years, they have done well enough, and now is the time.

Amidst the sobs of the old wife and the overjoyed congratulations of Mr. Zhang Xiang, Mr. Wei nodded his head slowly. At that moment, he even felt a slight sense of relief.

. . . .

The so-called Adud Daolai, the tyrant of the Bwehi family, invaded the territory of Saman Persia, which can be said to be true or false.

To be honest, it is because the Buweshi dynasty has been trying to digest the Khorasan region that originally belonged to Saman Persia over the years, and the two sides have been back and forth in the Khorasan region.

To tell the truth, it is because the intensity of this see-saw has become less intense after nearly ten years, and the Buwehi Dynasty has not launched any large-scale military operations recently.

Therefore, the reason why the Three Kings went west this time was actually because the opportunity to annex Saman Persia had come. Zhang Xianyu and others went west just to completely swallow Saman Persia.

In the past nine years, Guo Yu'er has done a good job. Taking advantage of her status, she has successfully allowed the Six Dharma Sect to enter Anxi City, and she has been able to rival the Tianfang Sect in terms of congregation.

But behind this great development, there are increasingly fierce conflicts.

It is a double-edged sword to provoke the Saman Persians to hate the cannibals, because it makes the Persians hate the Han Chinese who are also outsiders while hating the cannibals.

The see-saw in these years is basically seen between the big cannibals and the Persians attacking the Han people, and the Han people and the Persians attacking the big cannibals.

And now, it's time for things to end.

Because the Persians and Sogdians who can be drawn to the Han side have basically been drawn over, and those who cannot be drawn over, it will be difficult to be drawn over in another ten years.

At the same time, a major event that can be called a world-shattering event occurred in the river.

That is Zhang Shengren's loyal servant, Dinghaishenzhen in the troika in the river, Governor of Ningyuan, posthumously presented to the King of Dunhuang, Lao Zhang Zhong, who was posthumously named Zhongzhen, died of illness last year at the age of eighty-one.

The death of Lao Zhang Zhong caused great changes in the situation in Hezhong.

The contradictions between King Zheng Bai Congxin and Duke Dinghai Lu Zhen, who had actually been feudal clans for more than ten years, and Jin Kings Li Congde and Guo Kuanger gradually surfaced.

This time the three kings marched to the west, one was to let his son pay homage to old Zhang Zhong, and the other was to let Zhang Tie train hard for 20 years, and Zhang Xianyu, the great king of Anguo, who had already possessed the ability of a generation of heroes, went to the river to become the kings and forces of the Han family in the river. leader.

Avoid infighting among your own people, and direct your strength further west, thus laying the foundation for the future.

(End of this chapter)