Wei Ni

Chapter 80

Chapter 80
On a sunny day, the warm wind produces wheat air, and the green shade and quiet grass wins over flowers.

In the early summer and the end of April, the Shoushan Mountain in Huainan is gloomy and the breeze is blowing.

Wisps of sunlight pass through the gaps between the leaves, reflecting mottled spots on the ground, making the weeds that grow everywhere become enchanting, swaggering with the wind and full of vitality.

On the gentle slope in the middle of the mountain, Cao Zuan sat cross-legged on an exposed rock, letting the breeze play with his hair.

Still holding a small wine bag in his hand, he sips one mouthful at a time, looking down at the Huai River meandering eastward and the military camp falling by the water with a somewhat blurred gaze.I don't know why he, who has never worried about anything, suddenly has such a deep feeling of sitting alone.

After coming to Huainan for more than a month, he was already tanned a lot and lost some weight.

Because he lived a full life.

Carrying stones on his shoulders to build embankments, leading water into ditches with his family, wielding an ax to cut wood for materials, and standing on a rickety boat to cast nets for fish, etc., these are all things he did in March. everyday.

It is also an experience that has never been experienced before.

According to Xia Houhui, he is a general who has truly integrated into the life of the army and has won the spirit of the army once.

He also said politely, "So when the heavens will send a great mission to the people of Sri Lanka, they must first suffer from their will, their muscles and bones, and their bodies and skin", claiming that he who has survived such an experience will become a great weapon and a strong city in the country in the future.

But Cao Zui felt that he didn't want to be a popular general at all.

It's not that I can't bear to "work my muscles and bones", but I can't bear to "hungry my body and skin".

He is majestic and powerful, so he has a huge appetite.

But in the army, there are two meals a day and there is no meat at all, which makes him feel empty for half of the time every day, and even the well-fitting clothes brought from Luoyang are now a little loose.

However, at the beginning of April, he stopped losing weight.

Because Xia Houhui gave him a duty, every three days after noon, he would ride his horse back to Shouchun City to report to Li Changshi the new army's current situation, get information about the temple and the latest military situation in Huainan, or ask for supplies.

In this regard, rain or shine.

The reason is that when Xia Houhui chatted with him once, he still felt that the new army was waiting to be reborn and life was hard, so he "unintentionally" mentioned that he would stay in the city if he had no shortage of expenses in the future. A small house, in case you occasionally invite friends to have a feast and relax.

Cao Zhuan, who is quite wealthy, heard it and immediately put it into practice.

Every time he went back to the city for business, he would ask a subordinate to return to the small house first to prepare wine and meat, so that he could have a full meal before returning.

But he didn't think Xia Houhui was considerate at all.

This vertical husband actually covets his money, and often uses various excuses to ask him to contribute!

For example, he invited a doctor and Mr. Enlightenment to Jia Xiaoyan of Tuntian Ke.

The farmer recruited from Yuzhou Mintun was placed on the north bank of the Huai River and lived in Juyiluo because he had been registered as a citizen.In this way, their small families were naturally unable to enjoy the same benefits as those still belonging to the Tuntian Zhishi’s family, and enjoyed the diagnosis and treatment of the new army military doctors and the education of the teachers recruited by Xia Houhui.

Those who have a country and a family don't worry about being few, but about unevenness; in an army, one should not treat one more favorably than another.

Xia Houhui said so.

Then, in the early summer and April, after those farmers settled down and finished their busy spring farming and came to the south bank of the Huai River to camp as soldiers, he suggested that he should pay for the doctors and husbands.
Anyway, it's just some wealth, he doesn't care, so he agrees casually.

But, why, the teacher Xia Houhui invited was to teach calligraphy every three days, and the "Book of Filial Piety" once every ten days; while the gentleman he asked him to teach was enlightenment every morning, and the "Book of Filial Piety" every three days. What about the Analects and the Book of Rites?

This is the teaching of the Eight Classics!
The two gentlemen invited are all scholars who can explain the scriptures, and the cost of inviting each person is three hundred stones.

And what about the three gentlemen that Xia Houhui invited?
It's just people who can read and write, and the total cost is only two hundred shi.
Didn't it say "don't worry about scarcity but inequality"?

Why is Xiahouhui, the vertical husband, not "equal" in him?
However, Cao Zui complained a few times about this matter, and then it was revealed.

Because those farmers who have just come to the barracks and officially become soldiers, whenever they see him, they will salute very respectfully.

It's not due to the difference in status, but a kind of respect and love from the heart.

Cao Zuan had never felt this kind of respect and love.

He found it very novel and quite useful.

Therefore, I don't want to bother with Xia Houhui who treats him "unequally".

Another thing that cost Cao Zui a lot of money was to build overturned carts (keel carts) for the Shijia's fields.

During the period of Emperor Ling of the previous dynasty, Bi Lan, the constant attendant, had already created the overturned thirsty bird that took the river water to sprinkle the road, but it did not flow into the people at that time for the benefit of farming and mulberry; Gradually began to appear in the fields.For example, Ma Jun, the Fufeng man, made some improvements to make the overturning car light and easy to operate, and even young children can control and continuously lift water.

However, there is no sign of a car overturning in Huainan now.

Firstly, there are few people in Li and Shu, but there is plenty of land.

Li Shu all chose to open up acres of fields where irrigation is convenient, so naturally there is no need to set up overturned carts.

The other is that Huainan was devastated by war in the early years, and now it is the front line of the Wei-Wu war.

Now, Xia Houhui plans to repair the overturned car.

In his words, it is no pain no gain.

The strong men of the Shi family need to practice martial arts, so the time for farming and mulberry will naturally be reduced, and the output of the fields will also be correspondingly reduced.

In order to increase the production of the fields as much as possible, so that the scholars can have enough food every day to strengthen their physique, and have more time to practice martial arts, it is best to introduce the overturned cars to Huainan.

And how to import~
He asked Cao Zuan to send a retinue back to Luoyang to find some craftsmen who were proficient in making overturned carts.

As for the extension of the craftsman's salary and daily board and lodging, etc., Cao Zhuan will naturally bear it.

Cao Zui was very dissatisfied with this.

His position is a general, and his duty is also a war. Shouldn't he go to Wang Ling, the governor of Yangzhou, for matters related to farming and mulberry?
To take a step back, Xia Houhui can go to find Li Changshi to talk about it!

Why is it his turn to contribute?
It's true that he has a lot of money, but it doesn't mean he can be extravagant~
But Xia Houhui's next words left him speechless.

What are you talking about, isn't Your Majesty intending Desi to be the prefect of Anfeng in the future?

As a county guard, I can't let go of persuading Nong Sang. Now I put the overturned car in the fields of Shijia to try the effect, and I can also accumulate experience for the future.

What else, didn't Desi want to quickly accumulate meritorious service?

If you want to quickly accumulate meritorious service, the prerequisite is to let the soldiers have no worries and compete for service.

In this way, how can we not do things such as reducing the fatigue of the soldiers' families, allowing the soldiers to have enough food, and allowing the soldiers to have more time to perform martial arts?
And the production of Masuda mu is also a feat~
Xia Houhui spoke convincingly, saying that if the farmland of the scholar family increased production because of the overturned carts, he would definitely go to the sparse in person, and made a big contribution to Cao Zui for the introduction of the overturned carts.

There were some other reasons that Cao Zui couldn't remember clearly.

He just remembered that at that time Xiahou Huigu had a lot of wine to drink with him, and persuaded him when he was drowsy, and then he sent two followers back to Luoyang, the capital, to invite craftsmen.

Now that I think about it, Xia Houhui is really treacherous!
And when he went to reason after sobering up, the husband was not ashamed, but put on a face full of justice, and questioned him, "It's hard to chase after my husband's words. He has both morality, ability and virtue, and acts honestly. It's for a good man, and a leader of my generation! How can you turn back what you say?"

Of course Cao Zui knew that he was a good man, and it was impossible for him to do something that was not what he said.

But being forced to succumb to such a despicable method, he couldn't help it!

If he hadn't thought about the exhortations of Cao Rui, the former emperor of Luoyang, he would have almost punched Xia Houhui with old fists.

Well, although they are both famous for their bravery, Cao Zuan has the confidence to beat Xia Houhui violently.

Because the two were in the army tent at that time.

After many fights in Luoyang when he was on duty, Cao Zui knew the difference between them.

In terms of archery, he can't compete with Xia Houhui; they all fight with horses and spears, and the outcome is between two; but if it is a foot battle, it is definitely Xiahou Hui who is lying on the ground.

Of course, Cao Zuan was not only "exploited" by Xia Houhui in various ways during the more than a month of getting along with him, but also learned a lot from him and benefited a lot.

It is a measure of military training.

After the end of the spring plowing, Xia Houhui began to gather people to perform martial arts.

The first point is Ming military discipline.

For five consecutive days, he led two thousand soldiers to stand on the school field for two hours.

Yes, do nothing, just stand there in a daze.

Soldiers can be fainted by the heat and trembled by the rain, but if they dare to whisper, go out without permission, etc., they will be picked out by the army and punished.

Junzheng is newly appointed.

It was Jiao Yi, the former commander of the army station of the county. Xia Houhui reported to Li Changshi and turned him into an army officer.

Therefore, Jiao Yi, who was promoted by leapfrogging, enforced the law very strictly. Even one of Xia Houhui's followers couldn't help scratching his temples, and was taken out and beaten ten sticks.

However, the soldiers did not object to this.

Because Xia Houhui set an example, accompanied them in the sun and rain, and also personally created medicine for the soldiers who were punished.

There were also some weak and fainted soldiers on the school grounds. Xia Houhui specially asked the military doctor to diagnose and treat them, and purchased medicinal food for them to nourish their bodies with their own funds.

Therefore, after only five days, all the soldiers seemed to be ordered and prohibited.

It also made Cao Zhuan quite emotional.

He knew that both scholars and Tuntian Ke were known for being undisciplined and weak in combat power.

Xia Houhui's second move was to make all the soldiers run fifty miles a day to strengthen their physical strength.In order for the soldiers to march quickly for a day, they can still have plenty of physical strength to go into battle immediately.

In his words, a team with insufficient physical strength cannot be reused.

Because when the battle is victorious, they can't chase the enemy to expand the results of the battle, and it's hard to make the life of the family better with the rewards of military exploits; The life of the small family has become lonely.

In this regard, Cao Zui has some objections in his heart.

He felt that Xia Houhui's request was too much. How could he require the weak scholars and farmers to meet the standards of elite teachers?

But he did not refute.

The emperor Cao Rui's exhortation is to let him watch and learn more, rather than protesting aloud.

And with the passage of time, those soldiers who were panting and unable to continue running for more than [-] miles gradually turned into a situation where no one collapsed within [-] miles.Those who ran fifty miles within the stipulated time did not have a single person at the beginning, and gradually became individuals, dozens of people, and more than a hundred people.
The effect is quite remarkable.

And Xia Houhui's third move is to implement the system of rewards and punishments.

He divided the [-] soldiers into [-] teams headed by a hundred governors for comparison.

At the beginning, they competed with simple things such as rushing to the point, quickly arraying, clearing roadblocks, building antlers or digging ditches; later, they fought with each other with bamboo knives and sticks wrapped in thick cloth.

For those who lose, the eclipse of the entire team of 200 people will be halved that day.

The winner will have fish as an extra meal.

Xia Houhui has already let himself and Cao Zuan's followers start fishing in the Huai River with nets and go hunting in the Yinling area.

They can also bring back some meat every day.

If there is heavy rain or other reasons, and the subordinates get nothing.
That was the time when Cao Zhuan, who had a lot of money, was forced to donate generously.

Once, Cao Zhuan also raised objections.

It is true that he has a lot of money, and he is not stingy with this money, but why doesn't Xia Houhui, who is the general, donate generously?
Even if the two come in turns!

Don't use accumulating meritorious service as an excuse.

If the new army made meritorious service, wouldn't the emperor Cao Rui and the temple only award Cao Zuan a reward?
But the cheeky Xia Houhui would always spread his hands confidently at this time, claiming that he had no money left, and then began to praise Cao Zuan for his righteousness and noble morals.

Even though Cao Zhuan was furious in his heart, he couldn't get angry.

At the end of the stalemate, Xia Houhui had no choice but to send his servants to cut the flesh in Shouchun City.
And it has become a custom since then.

In two more days, it will be midsummer and May.

Xia Houhui asked all the soldiers of the new army to retire and go home. When May comes, they will start to train the army to fight, attack and defend, and so on.

It is also time for Cao Zhuan to officially take over Yanwu.

Because Xia Houhui had never experienced a "magnificent Chen" war, it was difficult to supervise the performance of martial arts.

The retinues and sons that Cao Zhao brought over were all from Cao Xiu's previous episodes, and they were very familiar with fighting in front of battle, so naturally they did their part.

However, Xia Houhui didn't take it lightly.

After leaving the matter of training soldiers to Cao Zuan, he also took advantage of the slack time to start building the wall dock with more than a hundred county soldiers and soldiers' families.

Such a division of labor is very much in Cao Zui's mind.

Because compared to the "working hard" of cutting wood and taking stones to build a wall dock, practicing soldiers will make him feel better.

After all, he is a general, not Li Shu!

Now he is sitting alone on a low hill facing the wind, and he is also thinking about whether to use his father's legacy to find a position and temporarily lend him one or two parts of the master to help train soldiers.

The servants he brought over had been in Luoyang for a long time, and he was a little careless about the matter of military expeditions.

"Desi pondered in the wind, is he looking forward to the attack of the thief Wu Xingbing?"

Just as he was meditating alone, a joking remark interrupted his thoughts.

He didn't need to look back, he knew it was Xia Houhui who came.

And he didn't intend to answer.

The reason was that Xia Houhui was teasing him.

On the night when he first arrived in Huainan, Xia Houhui claimed that whether he could successfully accumulate meritorious service and transfer to Anfeng prefect depended on his luck.

Yes, it is luck.

In the army, killing the enemy in front of the battle or defending the defense can be regarded as meritorious service.

Now Wei Guo no longer has the strength to attack the thief Wu from Hengjiang, so whether he can accumulate merit depends on whether the thief Wu Sun Quan will raise troops to attack.

And he returned to Shouchun City every three days, and he also learned the latest news about the temple and Jiangdong from Li Changshi - at least within this year, the thief Wu Sunquan had no intention of invading Huainan.
(End of this chapter)

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