Hengdao Sixteen Kingdoms

Chapter 98

"The imperial court..." Xin Can hesitated.

Li Yue squinted at him, "Could it be that Mr. Xin has any difficulties?"

As the chief bookkeeper of Honglu, he was originally in charge of diplomatic affairs.

How to persuade Jiang Dong and how to get something is his job, and Li Yue just assigns tasks.

Heiyun Mountain does not support idlers, and to enjoy rights comes obligations.

"Subordinates have no difficulties." Xin Can's face was pale.

"I made a list and asked for as many things as possible."

Asking prices all over the sky to pay back the money, Jiang Dong wants to win him over, he can't just rely on a blank sheet of paper, he must have real things.

If there are dates or not, let’s talk about it first.

Now it is Jiangdong who wins Heiyunshan, not Heiyunshan begging Jiangdong, it is self-evident who has the initiative.

A few drops of cold sweat appeared on Xin Can's forehead.

Li Yue directly asked Ling Qinwei to fetch the pen and ink, after thinking about it, he asked Xin Can to write for him.

His own words are difficult to read, Jiang Dong still pays attention to calligraphy, if he can't do a good job on the surface, they will definitely not buy it.

"One hundred thousand grains of grain." Li Yue opened his mouth, and Xin Can's eyes straightened, "Three thousand armors, ten thousand swords and spears, three thousand crossbows, ten thousand pieces of cloth, three hundred sets of various books, cattle and horses... ..."

Before finishing reading, the pen in Xin Can's hand fell to the ground with a "click", and her whole face turned green, "General..."

Yang Lue and Zhang Zhuer on the side were also dumbfounded.

"Mr. Xin has something to say?"

"Even if Jiangdong is rich, it won't be so much...Moreover, the general is in Jiangdong...has a bad reputation..." Xin Can hesitated.

Jiangdong Zhongdi, a refugee leader, in the eyes of the gentry family, naturally he is not in the mainstream.

Li Yue wondered if he should carry his cheap father Li Ju out.

After thinking about it for a while, he gave up. Jiang Dong didn't like Li Ju very much when he was alive, let alone dead for more than 20 years.

Besides, there are not many people who know my identity at this level, and there is no conclusive evidence. If I say it, I will only think it is a bandit leader's deliberate attachment.

Li Yue said: "If you can't take it out at one time, you can grind it slowly. You can get as much as you can. Mr. Xin also knows the situation on the mountain. Without outside help, it is difficult to gain a foothold. Mr. Xin is quick-witted, knowledgeable about the past, and will surely succeed. If this matter Success, Mr. Xin is the number one hero of Heiyun Mountain."

Self-reliance is too slow, and the external environment changes as soon as it is said. Last time I offended Shi Xuan, but this time I rejected Shi Tao, Jie people may not swallow this anger.

Although the connection with Li Nong has been strengthened, but the Jie people really called, will Li Nong stand up for himself?
Heiyunshan must seize every opportunity to grow stronger.

Compared with the 10,000+ Qiangdi of Fangtou and Jietou, Heiyun Mountain is too weak.

These things are nothing to Jiangdong.

Xin Can gritted his teeth and said, "This subordinate will do his best!"

After bowing his hands and retreating, Zhou Qian who was next to him stepped forward with a strange look on his face, "All the forces south of the great river have secretly communicated with Jiangdong. The general stretched out his hand to Jiangdong, which is very clever."

"Under the circumstances, we have to use both sides." People who are poor need to use their brains more.

There is a saying in "Hanshu": Three examinations and demotion, food for the remaining three years, and career advancement is called climbing; ascending again is called Ping, and eating for the remaining six years; third climbing is called Taiping, 27 years old, eating for nine years.

That is to say, three years of bumper harvests can produce a surplus of grain for one year. The surplus grain saved for three years is called "Teng", two "Teng" is called "Ping", and three "Teng" is called "Taiping".

It takes thirty-nine and twenty-seven years for a peace...

According to this calculation, Heiyun Mountain is simply poor.

And whether the harvest is good or not, it’s not just about being diligent, it depends on whether God rewards you or not.

Last year, there were floods and plagues, and there was almost no snow in winter...

If there is a little carelessness, Heiyun Mountain will collapse without the need for others to attack.

"The subordinates have made a rough calculation. Based on the current population, the strong men have three catties of grain per day, and the old and weak women and children have a catty and a half catty per day. It takes 26 shi of grain to maintain it. It needs [-] mu of land, abundant water, Around Weishui and Suoshui, there are [-] mu of fertile land, [-] mu of middle field, and [-] mu of Xiatian..."

During the Han and Wei dynasties, the yield of high-quality fertile land was about three or four shi per mu, and the average yield was about two shi per mu.

According to this calculation, the food can barely last for a year, but it will be difficult to get some left over.

Moreover, the calculation cannot be accurate, and the harvest of one year is full of various unpredictable factors.

Heavy rain, drought, locust plagues, and military disasters, any one of them can make the fields harvestless,

"In other words, Tian is still not enough?" Li Yue rubbed his forehead.

Zhou Qian cupped his hands and said, "This subordinate is exactly what I mean."

"Then there is only one way. The fields in Gongxian County in the north will be cultivated. At that time, more fortresses and camps will be built to prevent them from being seized by the Jie people in Luoyang, and all the fields in the west and north of Mi County in the south."

The Luoyang Basin has been fertile and suitable for farming since ancient times. A plague caused countless deaths and injuries, and the fields were deserted.

And Mi County followed Zhang Yu to attack Xuanyuan Mountain, so it shouldn't be a big problem to take them to claim land now.

Zhou Qiandao: "Plowing shouldn't be difficult, the hard part is harvesting later."

Li Yue said with a smile: "We are bandits, so we are afraid of being robbed by others? If they rob us, we will rob them!"

Gong County is located in the northwest corner of the Luoyang Basin. It is condescending. Whoever will snatch it may not be known at that time. This is what the scouts are doing.

Zhou Qian smiled, "What the general said is true."

"In addition, private salt should not be relaxed. It can be sold to Jingyan and other states in exchange for grain."

"After the spring plowing, my subordinates will focus on this matter." I don't know when, there is a bunch of white stubble on his temples.

In terms of hard work, Zhou Qian is not inferior to him.

Li Yue said: "The scouts hunted a few gazelles the day before yesterday, so I'll prescribe a warming and tonic prescription. You take care of it. I've just started to wait for the great cause, so take care of your health."

Zhou Qian nodded, there is not so much hypocrisy among men.

Heiyun Mountain became even busier.

At this time, Li Yue didn't care about the horsepower, and all the livestock on the mountain were also dispatched, either pulling carts or plows.

Only if people can survive, can they survive.

Otherwise, if there is insufficient food, they must be the first to be unlucky.

Yuzhou has been a major grain-producing area since ancient times. In this era, the population has withered and the land has become more fertile.

Plant millet in the upper field and middle field, and beans in the lower field. If you can cultivate more, you can cultivate more.

Even the surrounding ponds and weirs are surrounded for fish farming.

Every time Li Yue returned to Heiyun Mountain, he could always hear the calls of chickens, ducks, geese, pigs and sheep on the mountain.

Although the livestock raised on the mountain are smaller in size, their meat is delicious and they don't need extra energy to manage.

Women and children will take advantage of the spring to dig bamboo shoots and pick wild mushrooms and wild vegetables, and they can get four to five hundred catties every day.

If it wasn't for Li Yue not letting them go deeper into the mountains for safety, they would have gained even more.

During the farming period, the Zheng family sent more than 30 old farmers to support the other side. The Zheng family has lived in Xingyang for nearly a thousand years, is familiar with the water and soil here, and has accumulated rich experience.

However, the refugees came from the north, and the climate, water and soil were very different, and the old farmers of the Zheng family often pointed out their negligence.

There are many unique features in the gaps between seedlings, how deep the plow is, which direction the water canal enters the field, and so on.

Li Yue's impression of them has changed a lot.

The reason why the gentry were so powerful that the court couldn't help it was not only because they had people, but also because they had mastered production technology.

When people close their doors, they are princes of one party, able to rely on themselves, and have a particularly strong cohesion.

When the country is united, the powerful gentry are naturally a cancer. They annex the land, hide the population, and harm the country.

But the world is in ruins, and these gentry tyrants are the safe haven for the common people.

Without the existence of these tyrannical people, the aliens would be unscrupulous, and the common people of China would only be more miserable.

Of course, the group of elites who occupy the court in the south is another matter.

(End of this chapter)