Traveler Major League

Chapter 58 Unexpected Development
Yijun County has a very long history. Yijun County began to be established in 446 AD. It belongs to Beidi County, Yongzhou. It was named Yijun County because of the Yijun River in Xichuan County (now Juhe River in Tongchuan, Shaanxi Province). Geographically, Yijun County is located at the southern edge of northern Shaanxi, bordering Luohe River in the east, bordering Luochuan County, Baishui and the suburbs of Tongchuan in the south, and adjacent to Huangling County in Yan'an City in the west and north.

Yijun County is a small county, far inferior to Chengcheng. Even in modern times, the entire county had less than 10 people, and it was even less in Ming Dynasty. of a small town.Yijun County is a full three hundred miles away from Chengcheng, and most of the roads are mountain roads, so although the county magistrate received an order to defend against rioters, in fact it is still the same as usual, and the defense is still loose.

This is Wang Er thinking too much. After all, when Wang Youyuan's cavalry team was exploring the surrounding area, Yaohe Town near the Ma'an River was blocked by the township soldiers just after arriving at the only way to Yijun County. past.

So the Yijun County side is also heavily guarded.

There were few people in Liu Ze this time. After asking the guide sent by Wang Erge, he did not take the main road through Yaohe Town, but directly passed through Tuopo Wagou, took the Tieniu River detour, passed through Guozhai Village to Wuli Town, and from Wuli The road from Zhenhe to Yijun County is less crowded and dangerous.

And there is another team to carry out this mission, that is, the 200 people led by the black dog that Liu Ze hasn't seen for a long time. , These people are all the troops this time.

In the end, it was Wang Er's team of nearly [-] miscellaneous brands who led the frontal attack. The frontal attack on Yaohe Town attracted the attention of the Yijun County government. Of course, this was just the information Liu Ze got. Don't tell him everything.

In fact, this time Wang Er was ready to abandon Chengcheng. Not only did he bring the main force, but he also arranged for Yu Ting to sit in Chengcheng and continuously transport all the grain, property, and personnel that could be transported to Yaohe Town.

Because according to all the spies, a huge encirclement circle is being tightened with Chengcheng as the center. If you want to survive, the only way out is the mountainous areas in the north. Although this Yijun County is barren and sparsely populated, it is easy to defend but difficult Good place to attack.

The land here is also relatively barren. There are more than 3000 hectares of cultivated land in the county. The cultivated land was cleared once in the ninth year of Wanli in the Ming Dynasty. At this time, the grain tax payable in summer and autumn totaled 2000 shi, of which 4000 taels of silver were converted.

After these years of natural disasters, the entire county is now on the verge of eruption, and the grain harvest in the county has dropped sharply. When you get poorer every day, more and more people flee, which leads to a vicious circle again, because you have to pay taxes and food for the rest, and if you don’t pay them, you will be knifed.

After such a toss, Yijun County has a population of more than 38 in 5 Li in the early Ming Dynasty, and the population has decreased by nearly 3000 in the 1000th year of Wanli, and it has decreased by more than half in the first year of Chongzhen, so that it can now cultivate and harvest normally. There are only less than [-] hectares of cultivated land left, and only more than [-] stones of grain should be collected.

So to Liu Ze's surprise, his journey went very smoothly, and he really experienced the feeling of recruiting and surrendering, because this year's Yijun County just caught up with the Great Famine, when the wheat is about to mature but not fully mature , Most places are out of food.

In fact, this time is not the worst, because according to the real process of history, Yijun County in the first year, fourth year, sixth year and seventh year of Chongzhen suffered from severe famines one after another. .

In the 11th year of Chongzhen, another locust disaster occurred. The locusts flew all the way from the southeast to the northwest, covering the sky and the sun wherever they went.The field is full of darkness, they are gnawing on the seedlings recklessly, even the sprouts just planted by the farmers, and their gnawing ability is extremely strong. All the crops within a radius of ten miles can be gnawed within an hour, and they reproduce so quickly that ordinary people can't destroy them at all.

Unfortunately, in 12, locust disasters occurred again, and in 13, it was even more famine. In addition, there were bandits at the border, and locusts entered Yijun County again in 14, causing disasters.

When Chuangwang rebelled in 16 years, the people in the county were almost dead because they had been plundered by famine, pests and bandits many times before. Until the Shunzhi period of the Qing Dynasty, there were only 94 Lijia households in Yijun County.

Comparing it in this way, we can see how serious the disaster was during the Little Ice Age in the late Ming Dynasty. Of course, no one knew about it except Liu Ze.

Along the way, Liu Ze was not in a hurry. When he met a village along the way, he would go to divide the land and share the floating wealth. According to the old rules, he did not seek speed but stability. It is beneficial to Liu Ze.

Because Lu Wan'er was brought with him, Liu Ze didn't have to worry too much if he encountered an injured person during the march. Lu Wan'er was skilled in medicine and handled the affairs properly. The two children he took with him when he made alcohol to take care of the wounded also recognized Lu Waner as their master now, and they have been watching and studying with Lu Waner, very diligent.

Now Liu Ze, who took the lead in taking a detour into Yijun County, was like a lighted match falling into a gasoline barrel, and exploded with a bang. His popularity exceeded everyone's expectations.

The resistance of the poor is like a spark in the ashes, which cannot be suppressed or extinguished.

When Liu Ze realized it, he realized that it was a big deal!
When he occupied Wuli Town, his team had expanded to nearly 3000 people, but most of them were old and weak, women and children. From among them, he selected the best, and finally selected five hundred young and strong, all of whom were iron spears. There are crude spears, rough wooden shields, and at least two javelins per capita. Because there are many hunters in the mountains, Liu Ze and the others even have hundreds of hunter archers.

After this period of fighting, Liu Ze deeply realized that for miscellaneous soldiers who dare not fight in close combat, the javelin can really be regarded as a killer weapon, and it is no wonder that Qi's army has equipment.

However, archers are still very important for long-range combat. The current archers in Liu Ze's team are from Orion. Practice makes perfect.Because of the previous successful experiments, Liu Ze is very confident that he can turn these newly recruited Orion archers into qualified archers. The most important thing is the lack of equipment. The arrow of the hunting bow is completely broken when it meets the armor. Can't guard against it.

Several landlords of Wuli Town who were deliberately let go by Liu Ze didn't care about hunger and fatigue. They took a few followers and used the most strenuous way of traveling in their lives. On the same day, they ran to the seat of Yijun County's county government, which is [-] miles away - under Guishan Mountain. .

"Bold and unruly, it's lawless!" At this time, the magistrate of Yijun County looked at the squires kneeling on the ground crying, and roared angrily, "Quickly pass on the master book, the pawns, and the county must hurry up and wipe out them!" This thief!"

Seeing this, Master Yang at the side immediately walked up to the county magistrate and said, "Don't do it, Dong Weng!"

(End of this chapter)