People in the early Tang Dynasty: I compete with Wu Zhao for the throne

Chapter 976
As the sun sets, bamboo rafts rush along the Yellow River into Chang Lake in the south of Xinghai County.

At Changhu Pier, Yao Yi directed his men to remove all the sheepskin bags containing grain from the bamboo rafts, and then sent them to the county town by carriage.

Xinghai County is also the prefectural city of Changzhou.

Li Xuan was unable to build a new city, couldn't move out of Changzhou, and couldn't move out of Xinghai.

Therefore, the Changzhou Prefectural Government Office is in the city, and the Xinghai County Government Office is in the west of the city.

Li Xuan stepped onto the pier, raised her hands to Yao Yi and said, "Thank you for your hard work, Chang Shi."

"Thank you for your hard work, Your Majesty." Yao Yi bowed deeply and said, "After more than two months of traveling eastward, the food and grass finally arrived. If it were any later, the army would have snatched Changzhou's livestock for military rations." '

"Is the situation that serious?" Li Xuan paused and his face suddenly became solemn.

"Yeah!" Yao Yi nodded solemnly and said, "It's more serious than originally expected. The drought has lasted for two consecutive years, and the people in the north have consumed food much faster.

Fortunately, this year's grain transportation from the south to the north prevented any trouble. Otherwise, even if there is no Tianyin Sect, something else will emerge. "

"Don't talk about this." Li Xuan waved her hands and said doubtfully: "In this case, there is enough food and there are no problems with the food channels. How can there be a shortage of food?"

"It was originally expected that there would be enough food in Changping warehouses in various states and counties, but now..." Yao Yi raised his head and looked at Li Xuan, with a hint of helplessness and desolation in his eyes.

Li Xuan was stunned subconsciously, then nodded helplessly and said: "I understand."

There should be enough food in the state and county treasuries and Changping warehouses to cope with disaster years, but unfortunately, half of the food in the warehouses can be eaten, which is already considered excellent.

Although the prime ministers, the Yushitai, the Ministry of Husbandry, the Ministry of Officials, and the Ministry of Punishment have been inspecting various states and counties since last year, the real situation is far more serious than expected.

In other words, the abilities of Shuoshu in various prefectures and counties are much stronger than expected, and the central government failed to thoroughly investigate them.

In other words, these losses were originally expected by the court.

However, these losses were not accounted for.

This is troublesome.

Nowadays, state and county government treasuries are short of food, and problems have suddenly begun to arise in the food roads that should have been smooth.

And the problem is getting worse. Two batches of military rations have not arrived at the front line.

If this continues, the sergeants will have to turn their attention to the cattle and sheep of the people of Changzhou.

The worst case scenario is to ask the General Office to write an IOU to the Changzhou Governor's Office.

As for whether the IOU counts in the end and whether the money can be gotten back, it is none of the business of these former military officers.

Fortunately, Li Xuan is back with food now

Li Xuan originally thought that his trip to Panzhou was somewhat unnecessary, but he did not expect that this move would turn out to be life-saving food.

Li Xuan sighed softly, shook her head and said, "Let's go back to the Yamen first."

"Here!"

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"Wang Xiaojie's deputy will come here to collect food." Li Xuan suddenly stood up and looked at Yao Yi with angry eyes.

In the lobby of the government office, Yao Yi pulled Li Xuan with a wry smile and said, "Vice General Chen just said a few urgent words, but robbing people of their livestock is probably something that has been discussed for a long time in the army."

Li Xuan took a deep breath, sat down, and said with a sneer: "I'm afraid this idiot will be used as a weapon by others."

Yao Yi was stunned for a moment, then nodded solemnly.

Wang Xiaojie's troops were stationed in Wuhai. Their food and grass had always been mobilized from Dafeichuan. If they were really short of food, they would just go to Dafeichuan to mobilize. How could they come to Changzhou?

But someone on the Dafeichuan side pushed Wang Xiaojie's lieutenant to Changzhou due to lack of food or the order of mobilizing food and grass.

But that stupid guy didn't see this at all.

When he arrived in Changzhou, he turned his anger on Yao Yi and threatened to rob local people of their livestock.

You must know that these animals are not cattle and sheep of foreigners. They are the animals of the people of Tangzhou under Li Xuan's rule.

If he really wants to rob people of their livestock, according to military law, Li Xuan can kill people.

Animals also count as logistics. If anyone disrupts logistics in the Taochang Dao prefectures, Li Xuan can kill him first if he is below the seventh rank. If he is above the seventh rank, Li Xuan can also temporarily suspend him.

With this suspension, I am afraid that the military achievements he finally achieved will be lost.

The Ministry of War and the Ministry of Household Affairs are worried about the rewards for military merit after the war.

However, if he really did this, it would still be a bit advantageous for him.

"Chang Shi." Li Xuan raised his head, looked at Yao Yi, and said seriously: "In three days, you will lead a ration team, carrying five days of military rations, and send them to Wuhai. I will write a letter and you will hand it to me personally. Wang Xiaojie, he will give you an explanation."

"Your Majesty, don't do this nonsense." Yao Yi was suddenly startled and quickly grabbed Li Xuan. It is dirty in front of the army, but it is taboo on the battlefield.

Li Xuan waved his hand and said: "Uncle Shi, where are you thinking? Xuan just wants to take the opportunity to plot against Lun Qinling."

Yao Yi's eyes widened and he let go of his hand in disbelief. At the same time, he looked at Li Xuan with some confusion.

Li Xuan smiled softly, and then said softly: "Lun Qinling must be well aware that the Ukrainian navy is short of rations. If at this time, the king who holds the army rations gets into trouble with the vanguard of the army, what will Lun Qinling do? "

Dirty?

Yao Yi remembered what Li Xuan said: when he went to the front of the army and delivered food, he also sent a letter, and Wang Xiaojie would give him an explanation.

This explanation is that dirty.

I'm afraid I can't hide this kind of nastiness from anyone.

"Take advantage of the unstable morale of the army and step up the offensive." Yao Yi immediately said, it is not difficult to guess Qin Ling's approach.

Li Xuan nodded and said: "But at this time, Wang Xiaojie suddenly counterattacked, and Lun Qinling might suffer a big loss."

"That's true." Yao Yi raised his head and said, "But Wang Xiaojie's counterattack may also be eaten by Lun Qinling."

"At this time, what if I happen to attack from Xiaohuashi Gorge..." Li Xuan said simply, and the situation on the frontline battlefield had clearly appeared in Yao Yi's mind.Lun Qinling's attention was focused on Wang Xiaojie's men who had finally been killed. At this moment, Li Xuan suddenly appeared behind him and bit Lun Qinling hard...

"Your Majesty seems to like to use your excuses to attack the West?" Yao Yi looked at Li Xuan with some uncertainty.

"Uncle Shi saw it." Li Xuan's face became slightly serious.

It's not that he is worried about Yao Yi, but that even Yao Yi has seen these things, so what about Qin Ling, will he also see it?

"Three months ago, during the Battle of Wuhai, the prince first used himself to go west to Fuqi City to attract the attention of Lun Qinling, and then set fire to Kuhai. After that, the army marched westward to Wuhai, but the prince took advantage of Lun Qinling's unpreparedness, and from childhood Huashixia Raid.

After that, Lun Qinling was firmly guarding the Dahuashi Gorge, but the prince suddenly appeared in the north of Maqin; Lun Qinling’s attention had just turned away, and the prince led his army eastward to Panzhou to open up the middle of Sichuan..."

Yao Yi looked at Li Xuan with a complicated expression.

Li Xuan's behavior is actually not surprising if you analyze it carefully and calmly, but he is always one step ahead.

Even for Qinling, Li Xuan suffered countless losses in this battle.

Even Yao Yi was impressed by these methods.

"Uncle Shi is right. Now that so much time has passed, Lun Qinling should be on guard." Li Xuan lowered his head slightly and began to think.

Yao Yi was stunned for a moment, and then felt a little funny. He obviously didn't mean it this way.

"Your Highness, let's talk about this later. Now Changzhou's political affairs need to be reported to Your Majesty, and there are some official documents that need His Majesty's signature." Yao Yi began to talk about business.

Li Xuan's thoughts immediately calmed down and she listened carefully.

He is the governor of Changzhou, and Changzhou is his foundation.

Only by managing Changzhou well can he have the possibility to go further.

Under Yao Yi's narration, Li Xuan gradually understood the situation in Changzhou.

During Li Xuan's absence, Yao Yi actively promoted Li Xuan's strategy of maintaining land and repairing roads and canals.

The entire Changzhou area has high salinity in water and soil due to its high terrain, strong sunshine, and year-round dryness.

This can be seen from Qinghai Lake, Chaka Salt Lake, and several other major salt lakes. The soil here has a high degree of salinity.

It is not because the salt lakes like Qinghai Lake and several major salt lakes such as Chaka have affected the surrounding soil, but because of the high level of saline-alkali in the surrounding soil that eventually led to the emergence of several other major salt lakes such as Qinghai Salt Lake and Chaka Salt Lake.

In fact, if Li Xuan was willing, he could build a small salt lake in Xinghai in minutes.

Therefore, it is very important to maintain the land properties.

De-salinization will improve the land into an environment suitable for the growth of more highland barley and even a small amount of wheat.

However, before taking care of the soil, you must first determine the degree of salinity of the soil in each location.

The soils with the highest degree of salinity are found around large salt lakes such as Qinghai Lake and Chaka Salt Lake. The highest degree of salinity can only optimize the grass species that are most suitable for the local area.

Next is the Dafeichuan area, but in addition to the high degree of salinization of the land there, the wind is also strong, and the grass species are generally low.

Next is the Qugou and Xinghai areas. The northwest has higher salinity levels, but the southeast, near the Yellow River, has low salinity levels.

The land in Guinan and Tongde has relatively low salinity, and a large amount of highland barley is planted there.

The most surprising thing is that Zeku and Tongren have the lowest salinity levels.

Tongren is located among mountains, with a long river flowing through the middle. The temperature is warmer than other places, and the salinity is not high.

Nowadays, wheat has been planted on a large scale near the banks of the Longwu River, and highland barley is only grown on other mountain edges.

Even if the salinity is not high in the Zeku mountainous area, it is not possible to easily grow wheat. Terraces need to be repaired, water channels communicated, etc.

It will take several years to improve.

Effective improvement methods include returning straw to fields, using fertilizers for humans and animals, digging trenches, planting a large number of trees, and reducing water evaporation.

As for saline-alkali land, choose Suaeda grass that absorbs more salt for planting. It is excellent for medicinal and edible purposes.

It will take more than ten years for the entire agriculture in Changzhou to develop rapidly.

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"Now after several months of hard work, the counties will be able to see results in mid-July when the autumn harvest begins. I think that in addition to maintaining the needs of the people and military supplies, there will also be some surplus." Yao Yi breathed a deep sigh of relief. .

He has been busy with this for several months, which can be said to be quite effective.

Li Xuan and Yao Yi didn't know that their affairs were all seen by the emperor of Chang'an.

In the emperor's heart, killing generals is important, but ministers who govern the world are even more important.

In history, all the famous ministers who were good at farming, including Zao Zhi, Han Hao, Ren Jun, Yuan Huan, Deng Ai, Lu Xun, Feng Changqing, and Zhang Gongjin, were all important ministers and prime ministers in the world.

In today's Qinghai, there are also two famous farming ministers in later generations.

One was the supervisory censor Lou Shide, and the other was the magistrate of Guinan County Guo Yuanzheng, both of whom became prime ministers later.

The same goes for Yao Yi. Although Li Xuan formulated the big policy, he was the one to implement it.

The emperor has now planned to transfer Yao Yi to the position of governor after serving as a governor for two years, and then transfer him back to the Ministry of Household Affairs as a minister before he dies of illness.

As for the future ministers of household affairs and prime ministers, it is a matter for the new emperor.

Yao Yi was already an important minister and a good minister in the emperor's heart for the new emperor.

So, where is Li Xuan?
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"The grain harvest is good." Li Xuan sighed, looked up at Yao Yi and said, "If this is the case, then Lun Qinling will definitely take action before the autumn harvest."

The war was about to break out, and Yao Yi surrendered seriously.

　One leg of the chair suddenly broke
　　
　
(End of this chapter)