Hengdao Sixteen Kingdoms

Chapter 206 Autumn Harvest
After a busy month, the harvest exceeded Zhou Qian's budget, and the Chenliu grain depot was already full, but grain from all over Yanzhou was still arriving one after another.

Zhou Qian also urged the young and strong to build a new granary.

"Chen Liu collected 110 shi in the fields, Dongjun received 93 shi, and Lu County collected 56 shi. The refugees moved here in May and June, which delayed the farming season, otherwise more wasteland could be reclaimed." Zhou Qian was sweating all over his face, although Tired, but very excited.

The three places add up to about 260 million shi, and this is not counting the land taxes handed over by other counties.

It is estimated that there are about 350 million or so.

Chang Wei said: "In the past, Deng Ai ruled the Huaihe River. There were 3 people in Huaibei and 4 people in Huainan. There were always 500 people, and the fields were kept. If the weather is good, 3000 million shi can be used as military funds at the end of the year. In seven years, [-] million dendrobium were accumulated in the Huai River!"

That is to say, 4 people are stationed on both sides of the Huaihe River, and they can harvest more than five million shi of grain a year!

Compared with Deng Ai Tuntian, Yanzhou is much worse.

Moreover, Yanzhou is a traditional grain-producing area, and the irrigation system can be repaired and it can be used. It can harvest 350 million shi of grain a year, and there is obviously a huge potential to be tapped.

Zhou Qiandao: "Next month, the beans will mature, and it is expected to harvest 130 million. The expansion is too fast, and the subordinates are a little bit in a hurry. Next year, we will restore the barren fields from Lujun to Xingyang, and the grain can at least double!"

Now we need land, land, and people. As long as there are no natural and man-made disasters, food will definitely increase.

After harvesting so much food, Li Yue's waist stiffened, but looking at Zhou Qian's thin figure, he was a little worried, "Now we have established a firm foothold, and the road ahead is long, and it will not happen overnight. You must pay attention to your body." , leave the trivial matters to the people below, and in two days, I will ask Yue Ji to boil two pots of warming and tonic medicine."

"Thank you, Governor." Zhou Qian is still so humble after getting along for so long.

There are Liu Qi and Zhou Qian in state affairs, and a new Chang Wei has been added, allowing Li Yueneng to get away from the tedious government affairs and spend his mind on military affairs.

Now the Black Cloud Army has expanded to [-], but another problem is also more difficult.

Inadequately equipped and not well equipped.

There are all kinds of equipment in the army, some supplied by the Zheng family in Xingyang, some captured by Chen Liu and Shi Bin, and some taken from the corpses of various battlefields, most of which are old.

Don't look at Liang Du, Li Nong, Ran Min, and Shi Chong's 10,000+ army. In fact, only the [-] to [-] elites can really fight.

A worker must first sharpen his tools if he wants to do well.

The Heiyun Army has a variety of equipment, which also affects the military appearance.

The newly recruited soldiers don't even have a decent set of clothes, let alone armor.

There are two iron workshops near Chenliu, one is in Xingyang, which is controlled by the Zheng family. After Shi Zun seized the throne, Zheng Yingying became the empress dowager.

Li Yue didn't want to provoke them for the time being.

The Zheng family will also send two to three hundred pieces of weapons and iron armor every month, but these things are far from meeting the needs of the Heiyun Army.

The other is in Sanyo County, south of Onozawa.

At the beginning of the Western Han Dynasty, Peng Yue raised his pole from here and voted for Liu Bang to attack Xiang Yu. Later, he was named King of Liang here.

During the Rebellion of the Seven Kings of the Han Dynasty, Liu Wu, king of Liang, resisted the allied forces of Wu and Chu. Zhou Yafu stood firm here and defeated the allied forces of Wu and Chu.

At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, Cao Cao, Marquis of Fei Ting, served as the shepherd of Yanzhou here.

From the Warring States period to the Wei and Jin Dynasties, this area was an important traffic artery, a smelting center, and a military center.

Generally, smelting places are places with convenient transportation and convenient transportation.

In the third year of the Yongshi reign of Emperor Cheng of the Western Han Dynasty, 220 or eight people, including Tieguan Tu Suling of Shanyang County, could not bear the pressure of the government. Captain Nan.

Li Yue took a thousand guards to Tiefang in Changyi County, Shanyang County.

The iron workshop was built on the side of Surabaya, and it was a little dilapidated. There were two or three hundred people beating and beating inside, looking listless.

Since the Wei and Jin Dynasties, these craftsmen have been like slaves, either by the government or by the gentry tyrants. They do heavy physical work every day, but they can only make ends meet.

What was typed had nothing to do with them at all.

Over time, the enthusiasm will disappear.

Blacksmithing is all done with one hand, which is a heavy physical activity, more tiring than farming.

Later generations often say that Wei and Jin are romantic, if you come from a noble family, it is naturally wonderful, but if you come from a low-level family, it is really a sea of ​​​​suffering, military slaves, serfs, shepherds, iron slaves, house slaves, etc., there is always one that suits you...

Cao Ning, the prefect of Shanyang, guessed Li Yue's intention, "Does the governor want to build weapons?"

Li Yue frowned, "Is this group of people iron officials?"

Cao Ning said: "Return to the governor, these people are criminals who have violated the law, and they are here to forge iron."

Several servants went to beat them with whips.

Li Yue picked up a freshly hammered hoe and broke it into two pieces with a little force in his hand, "Let these people disperse, and if they break the law, they will be sent back to Cao Cao for retrial, and you will call the blacksmith."

"Follow the order." Cao Ning hurriedly ordered the servants around her to do it.

Taking advantage of this time, Li Yue walked around the iron workshop.

The scale of the iron workshop is quite large, and it has everything it should have. It also built a water drainage. Li Yue is very interested. There are two horizontal wheels at the upper and lower ends of the water drainage. The squeaky rotation drives the wheel shaft, which is connected to the row of rods, and continuously sends air into the blast furnace.

No manual operation is required.

The blast furnace is an ellipse with a height of three feet and a diameter of two feet. There are four tuyeres on the furnace, and there are vents on the outside of each tuyere to blow air into it.

Li Yue looked in amazement.

The monopoly of salt and iron in the Han Dynasty was criticized a lot, but it also promoted the rapid development of smelting technology.

In addition to its own bravery, another major reason for the strength of the Han army is its strong armor and sharp blades.

Huo Qubing went deep into Mobei with 28 light cavalry, beheaded [-] captives, Li Ling had [-] Jingchu infantry, and could kill [-] Xiongnu cavalry.

After watching for a while, Li Yue almost knew it in his mind.

Although it is dilapidated, it can still come in handy after tidying it up and mending it.

Not long after, the blacksmiths came, two or thirty men with gray hair and tattered clothes, no different from beggars.

"How long will it take to resume smelting?" Li Yue asked.

"Hui, Hui Shijun, at least one year, as many as four or five years."

"It's been too long. Within a month, the iron workshop must be up and running!" Li Yue glanced at everyone.

Twenty thirty people plopped and knelt in front of them, "My lord... If you want the villain's life, just take it, why bother me..."

"What do I want your lives for? The iron workshop must be in operation, and people are required to ask for money. In addition, a certain meeting will send blacksmiths from Chenliu and Dongjun."

Miraculously, the resources of the entire Yanzhou have been concentrated, and they can't afford an iron workshop.

The blacksmiths just stood up, embarrassed.

Cao Ning said: "The good days you've been waiting for are coming, why don't you thank the governor?"

This group of people were about to kneel down again, Li Yue waved his hand, "It's important."

(End of this chapter)