Chapter 104
The news of Feng Qi's capture had not yet spread to Beiliang, but Beiliang had internal turmoil first.

The cause of the incident is very simple. There have been wars between Beiliang and the border all year round. No rich country can bear this kind of dark and protracted war.The first thing Li Qinyou did after ascending the throne was to take stock of the national treasury. The more he took stock, the more frightened he became. The country was already too poor to make ends meet!
The border granaries are already in short supply, and now they are directly out of food.

The country has no money, let alone the ability to win this protracted war.Therefore, Feng Qi was named Generalissimo. Li Qinyou put all his hopes on Feng Qi, only hoping that he could frighten the group of barbaric Huns in one fell swoop, and they could take this opportunity to breathe for a while.

A mess came into the hands of Li Qinyou. He thought of a way to govern the country. First, he vigorously developed agriculture, strictly controlled taxes, and searched for the people's fat and anointment. However, the poor under the war may not be able to find more than one life.

So the harem concubine made suggestions for Li Qinyou.

The poor don't have it, but the clan and princes always have it.

When Li Qinyou heard this, his melancholy dissipated immediately, why didn't he expect that?
So on the second day, the list of various tribute items was handed over to the princes of each clan, and everyone in the aristocratic family was shocked. The list included the birthday gifts of 38 concubines in Li Qinyou's harem.

Your little concubine needs a gift from my family for her birthday?

Unheard, unseen!

However, the princes of the royal family and the courtiers of various families wanted to use money to eliminate the disaster, so let it go.Who would have thought that half a month later, Li Qinyou once again issued a list of various tribute items.

The 38 concubines changed again.

Gee.

Don't say that the life of the poor is difficult, but the life of the officials of the princes and aristocratic families is also difficult, how can they afford such a gift?
Thus emerged the first wave of rebels.

King Changsong Qi went directly to the gate of Beiliang City. Li Qinyou was not a vegetarian, so he immediately rectified the Beiliang Forbidden Army and sent Xiao Heyao, who was idle at home, to lead the army to fight against King Qi.

After Xiao Heyao returned to Beiliang from Mobei, he restrained all the edges and corners of his body, and kept a low profile. A rough man who had fought all his life had already started to recite poems and compose poems.

Don't ask him why he thought of engaging in the literati he despises the most, the emperor wouldn't let him do anything else!
After a little work, he would lose more than he gained.

Really helpless!

When the emperor asked him to lead the imperial army, Xiao Heyao directly shirked that he was old and just wanted to spend his old age in peace.It's a pity how could Xiao Heyao speak here?It's worth it.

The actual situation is that wars are fought all the year round, officials in Beiliang City are corrupt, and the princes are divided into separate regimes. The emperor can live in peace without destroying the interests of the clans. As long as a layer of paper is pierced, who will ignore you, the emperor?Now that soldiers are approaching the city, there is not even a single general who can be used.

If Li Qinyou didn't send Xiao Heyao, there would be no one to send him!

When Xiao Heyao put on a military uniform again and stood on the city wall on a red horse, he felt ironic.Thinking that his hands are full of the blood of the enemy, who would have thought that one day he would be stained with the blood of the people of the country...

He won't fight for real, and King Qi didn't want to fight for real. Anyone who moves now will be peeled off.

So the two parties gathered at the gate of the city, and they didn't really fight.

Just froze anxiously...

Gee.

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...

People in Beiliang were panicked, but above Mobei Wubao, there was a busy scene.

The autumn harvest has officially started. With the experience of the first summer harvest, this time, mobile granaries were built half a month earlier.Although there is a mobile granary, there are 5000 fewer people on Wubao, and the progress is obviously not as good as before.

I still remember that Xiao Tingshen was still sitting in a wheelchair the last time he snatched it up.

This time, I really saw the spectacular scene of the autumn harvest. Everyone's division of labor was very clear. The men cut the rice, while the women and children helped bundle it up and sent them to the mobile granary.

The autumn harvest is the same as the summer harvest. The back kitchen of Wubao is very busy. Everyone expends their energy in the field, and the back kitchen provides a meal every day, killing pigs every day. The farmers on Wubao are not to mention how energetic they are!
Xiao Tingshen did not participate in the autumn harvest. He secretly summoned five hundred personal guards and trained them into an army specialized in using gunpowder.

Warmth and he revealed that in addition to the simplest gunpowder, it is best to build a cannon with a longer range, just like a crossbow with arrows on it, put it on the city wall, put in ammunition, and wait for it to shoot far away.

It was the first time for Xiao Tingshen to hear a warm and professional talk about this artillery, and he was fascinated by it immediately, "Are you sure this kind of thing can be fired?"

"Of course, it's like a child's slingshot, the principle is similar."

Talking tenderly, she went to the desk, took a pen and paper and sketched the appearance of the artillery that she had seen in her head, and said with a frown: "this kind of artillery base needs to be made by a carpenter. It's a pity that Shenjiang needs to make paper and repair it Farm tools, manpower is really not enough, even new apprentices can only do the simplest work, and to make this cannon base, we have to find reliable confidential talents."

"Confidential talent?"

Warmth is right, this new weapon can't be known by more people, otherwise they will be at a disadvantage, just like the gunpowder made now, and only Ji Si knows the formula, which leads to the slow speed of mass production of gunpowder .

There are confidential people, but talents are scarce.

Looking at Xiao Tingshen with warm and cool water eyes, "speaking of this, I happen to have something to tell you."

"Oh? What?" Xiao Tingshen took the pattern from her hand and looked at it seriously.

"I've been thinking about this before. The population and household registrations on our Wubao are all registered by Juchangshi. Later, when Meng Xiaoyu came to Wupu, he helped Juchangshi manage the household registration. Later, he opened up wasteland. A series of matters such as dividing the fields and food were only handed over to Ju Changshi. Ju Changshi's workload was too great, but there was no other way. Changshi is the only one who can figure out the Jiugong arithmetic.

The Shen Qingling you introduced to me later is currently in Wuwei, and I'm afraid she is also very busy.

The Mufang was managed by Shen Jiangcai’s family. At that time, agricultural tools were scarce in Wubao, and the craftsmen worked day and night, and the newly recruited apprentices didn’t know how to do it, so they had to learn slowly, including the embroidery workshop... What I want to say is We have very few professionals.

It would be best if an itching sequence could be established on Wubao.

At least let everyone recognize some big characters, and cultivate a group of talents in the professional field.

As far as the base is concerned, I think that in addition to wood, we can also use iron. First of all, iron is not easy to wear and tear, and it can be used for a long time.But what about the blacksmith?Zheng Hao wrote to say that they were digging the iron ore too fast, and the blacksmiths rushed to work overnight, and it was too late to make weapons. "

Hey--

In the final analysis, there is a shortage of people!

Xiao Tingshen is not in charge of the family, and only knows how to fight outside. Now, hearing the idea of ​​warmth so open-mouthed, besides being shocked, his heart is more distressed.

His wife always thinks more and worries more than others.Which boudoir girl doesn't eat, drink and have fun at home?

Xiao Ting couldn't help but rubbed the top of her head affectionately, and said: "Then establish an order."

For a moment, she was taken aback by the warmth, and then looked at Xiao Tingshen in surprise, "Really?"

"Of course, what did I lie to you for? You see where you want to build it, and we will build it as soon as the autumn harvest is over." Xiao Ting said firmly, and after a moment of pondering, he said: "I heard the report from the people below, and there is one in Wuwei. After the [-] peasants and soldiers sent by Wubao, their combat effectiveness has obviously increased, and they have fought against the Huns several times, but the Huns have not benefited, and now they can only be stationed by the long river, and they dare not attack rashly."

"Really?" said warmly in surprise.

Xiao Ting nodded deeply, "Yes, this relieved part of the pressure on Jiang Yuhuai. I received a letter from Beiliang the day before yesterday, saying that King Changsong Qi was fighting with the emperor, and some refugees were fleeing to the southwest. I guess it is very likely that they will stagnate in Wu Xing, it's a pity that King Cui of Wu Xing is as timid as a mouse, I don't think he can take in refugees..."

"Then lead the refugees to Wuwei..."

The idea is beautiful, but the reality is too skinny.

Warmth frowned, "Hey... It would be easy if there were no Huns in Changhe. We are short of people here. If we have these refugees, not only Wubao, but also Wuwei can go to a higher level!"

After Xiao Ting listened deeply, he smiled lightly, "It's not difficult, I have a solution."

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At the end of October, half of the autumn harvest is left.

Ji Si and his men finally prepared [-] barrels of gunpowder, and were transported to the car under the care of [-] guards.

Xiao Tingshen took his chariot and horses all the way to Wuwei unimpeded.When the night was dark, the Huns stationed in the Changhe River Basin were caught off guard.

The air is filled with the smell of gunpowder stars.

The fire illuminated half the sky, and the Huns were blown away and fled in all directions. The horses were frightened and threw them out.

Jiang Yuhuai often only slept for an hour or two when facing the Huns stationed outside. He had just squinted for a while when he was awakened by the explosion outside...

Shen Qingling ran outside without any shoes on, and from a distance, he could see flames emanating from outside the city wall.

Jiang Yuhuai rushed out of the house, and happened to run into Shen Qingling who was extremely thin, and his resolute handsome face snorted lightly, "Shen Xingshi, you go back and put on your shoes before you come out."

Shen Qingling...

Glancing at the red feet from the cold...

Embarrassed: "I'm not worried that the Huns are coming again!"

Thinking of war, everyone has lingering fears.

Just at this moment, Jiang Yuhuai's personal guards ran over, and called out in surprise: "County magistrate, the son is here!"

Jiang Yuhuai didn't have time to joke around with Shen Qingling, so he walked quickly to the city wall with his guards with a solemn expression.

Shen Qingling glanced at their backs, thinking that there should be no major problem with the prince here, turned around and immediately went home, put on a pair of shoes and ran out.

When he ran to the city wall, he saw several bombed corpses lying on the ground in a distance.

Fight all night.

The Huns who had been stationed for a long time finally retreated.

After the extreme darkness, the sun rises in the east.

Xiao Tingshen had been busy all night, but he didn't feel tired at all. On the contrary, the blood in his whole body seemed to be boiling, and he was full of energy.He glanced at Jiang Yuhuai who was following him, and said, "Magistrate Jiang, open the city gate immediately, deal with the battlefield, and establish a safe passage between the city gate and the Changhe River. If there are refugees from Wuxing, call Shen Qing Ling arranges it well!"

Jiang Yuhuai was taken aback for a moment, not understanding what Xiao Tingshen meant.

This came out of nowhere, just for the refugees from Wuxing?
Could the son be joking?

There is a river between Wuwei and Wuxing, and the Huns did not go to Wuxing, so there is only a good life there, who would foolishly cross the long river to come here?

"Oh, by the way, does the county government have anything to cut? Let's arrange to use it." Xiao Tingshen said again.

Jiang Yuhuai...

There are too many doubts in his heart, but he is not a talkative person, he will do what his superiors say!
Xiao Tingshen didn't plan to go back to Mobei either, and stationed directly in Wuwei.

Two days later, a strange thing happened.

From Wuxing to Wuwei, thousands of refugees came here in one day.

Jiang Yuhuai was shocked immediately.

This……?
After some questioning, I found out that these refugees fled here from Changsong. Changsong was fighting with the emperor of Beiliang. King Cui of Wuxing was afraid of being burned, so the city gate was never opened. escape here...

Only then did Jiang Yuhuai realize that Beiliang's internal affairs were in a complete mess.

No wonder the people of Wuwei were starving to death, and the emperor of Beiliang didn't say anything. Fortunately, the prince gave generously, sending food and people...

In such a comparison, people are really more popular than others!

With more manpower in Wuwei, Xiao Tingshen immediately sent the peasants and soldiers who were originally on Wubao back to Wubao.

In the past, Qianwubao couldn't make ends meet, and under Hua Xingshi's management, many people couldn't get enough to eat, let alone start a family.Now every family has food, no panic in their hearts, many young men and young girls have married, some children are in their stomachs, they are homesick, and they all have smiles on their faces when they hear the arrangement of the prince …

Shen Qingling was in a hurry.

All the refugees who entered Wuwei had undergone detailed household registration, and were given a piece of sackcloth, three catties of rice and grain, and arranged accommodation.

Seeing so many refugees pouring in, Jiang Yuhuai was also worried.

The population of Wuwei is small, so many people suddenly came, how to support so many mouths?It's impossible to rely on all the food on Shiziwu Fort, right?

Still need to be self-sufficient.

Seeing his frowning, Shen Qingling smiled lightly and said, "These people won't eat in vain when they come."

Jiang Yuhuai snorted softly, "Do you know what I'm thinking?"

Shen Qingling: "..."

Shen Qingling took advantage of the time to pick up the refugees, and asked someone to take the fifty thousand pieces of paper, and went back to Wuxing on a small raft, with Shen Qingli going back together.The Huns had been stationed in Changhe before, and he had no chance to go to Wuxing. Now that Wuwei is a little peaceful, he has to sell the paper in exchange for money, or more food...

Along the way, Shen Qingli didn't say a word to Shen Qingling.

Shen Qingling didn't know exactly what happened to Shen Qingli, but with his brain, he could guess nine out of ten with a little guessing.He has come into contact with Wenqing, and has also carefully looked at Wubao's management. Such a strange woman is not comparable to his elder sister.

The elder sister only has one Xiao Tingshen in her heart.

But the warmth is different, she has a big heart, there are poor people, there are common people, and finally there is Xiao Tingshen.

Shen Qingling belonged to the clan, and he had never taken a fancy to those poor people who were starving and skinny, and those soldiers who were born at the bottom, but after going through this battle, his thoughts had already changed drastically.

Although he is thin and weak, he has further ambitions.

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