A Millennium Aristocratic Family Starting from the Shang Dynasty

Chapter 673: Managing the World
Li Ke had experienced that period, and the chaos of the late Sui Dynasty ten years ago was still before his eyes. It was precisely because he had experienced that scene personally that he cherished the current stability more and more.

During that period, changing children and eating food was not just a text recorded in history books, but it really happened in front of his eyes.

Now that we can see children, it proves that these victims are still full of hope.

Outside the Shili Pavilion, ditches stretched straight into the distance. There are only some small puddles remaining in the ditches. The drought has finally eased. In more than a month at most, it will snow here.

In the Yaoshui River not far away, the gurgling water was flowing.

Ships are transporting supplies on the river. Occasionally there are a few small fishing boats fishing in the river.

The fisherman opened the fishing net and suddenly threw it into the river. Even if he caught some small fish and shrimps, he collected them with great care. If God was kind and he caught a big fish, he would be lucky.

The fishermen will not eat the big fish, but will send the big fish to the nearby market in exchange for some food. Although fish and meat are delicious, they can only feed them for one meal, but if they are replaced with food, they can eat for at least five or six days.

A large number of children on the river bank are looking for dry branches, yellow wormwood, and reeds, planning to take them home. The branches can be used to make fires, the wormwood is taken back to feed cattle and sheep, and the reeds are used to stuff clothes. Stay warm inside.

The imperial court relocated the victims, and in order to allow them to seize the time to farm, they bought a lot of cattle and sheep from the grasslands and Shandong.

I bought the sheep because the land of Hehuang is very suitable for raising cattle, sheep and farming. Moreover, what is planned to be implemented here is the farming technology of the Central Plains, and manure accumulation is a must.

Over the years, natural and man-made disasters have occurred, and the world has never been truly peaceful. Coupled with this severe drought, natural disasters forced people to make changes. The farming techniques that Wang has researched over the years are also being used to promote them at this opportunity.

At that time, there were uprisings all over Shandong and Hebei, and Old Man Jiang followed them. After repeated battles, he actually survived. Later, after defeating Liu Heitai, he surrendered. Later it was changed to the field army stationed in Longyou, Guanzhong.

Winter wheat must be planted as soon as possible so that it can be harvested in May. Even if there is still a severe drought next year, we can still harvest one season of food.

Of course, these cattle and sheep are not given directly. In such a disaster year, if you give them cattle and sheep, the people may slaughter and eat the cattle and sheep that night.

Therefore, supervision must be carried out. If there is a problem with the cattle or sheep, all the victims will be punished. Other people around the area also have the responsibility of supervision.

Old Man Jiang's surname is Jiang, and he is from Shandong. As for his name, basically no one knows. The surname Jiang comes from Jiang Qi. This Old Man Jiang may be his descendant for who knows how many generations.

Xu Shi did well and gained some reputation among the soldiers at the bottom, so he was promoted to a commander. As a demoted soldier, he also received some rewards. This time he was freed from the garrison and was responsible for the migration of a disaster victim.

Because of the serious shortage of cattle and sheep, the imperial court adopted the military settlement method to reorganize the victims. Ten households were given one tithe and five sheep. Let these people raise cattle and sheep for farming.

"I always thought farming was hard before, but now I realize that if I can farm with peace of mind, I can have some fun!" Old Man Jiang, the veteran leader of the Hehuang Tuntian Army, said mockingly to himself on the ridge of the field.

The cattle on the grassland have not been trained, have bad tempers, and do not know how to farm. But as long as they wear nose rings, even the bad-tempered cattle will be honest.

Although it looks like I haven't been promoted, I actually have to do less work and don't have to work too hard.

There are already more than 2,200 households with more than 6,300 people in the Yaoshui River field army, cultivating 380 hectares of farmland.

Of course, they are called the garrison army, just because they use the military garrison method and the customary name. In fact, these garrison troops are still civilians. They spent the next three years farming according to military settlement laws. In other words, most of the year is spent working in the fields, and only a small amount of time is spent on military training.

Of course, this so-called military training does not require them to line up against the enemy and go into battle, but rather allows them to rely on towns and cities for defense.

After all, the land of Hehuang was not completely controlled by the imperial court. There were some miscellaneous people here, and there was Tuyuhun to the west, so it was not very safe.

Of course, the Tuyuhun tribe did not dare to provoke the Tang Dynasty, and their weapons and equipment were very poor. As long as they defended the city wall, they basically could not attack. As time passed, the imperial cavalry stationed nearby arrived.

In order to control the Hehuang land, the imperial court prepared an army of five thousand. These five thousand troops were basically retired soldiers. It can be said that the fighting power is extremely strong, far beyond what those shabby herdsmen can stop.

No matter where they are, retired soldiers are the best among the best.

"In the seventh year of the great cause, Yang Guang recruited a large number of people to dig a canal. I was smart and hid in the mountains and forests instead of going. As a result, half of the people who went later never came back." The man next to him said with a smile: "Old Jiang, you were not taken back?"

"Catch me, King Bo of Changbai Mountain rebelled at that time. The local government didn't have time to catch me."

"Later, there were three expeditions to Liaodong. I don't know how many people died each time. I followed Li Dadan, but as soon as I came out of the mountain, I was beaten to pieces by Zhang Xutuo. There were people running around all over the mountains and plains. If I hadn't run so fast, I would have almost died. He's dead!"

Everyone heard this interestingly and laughed. This is also one of the few happy times for everyone.

After all, it’s been a tiring day and there’s not much else to do, so it’s good to be happy and relax.

As for ridicule, if these people dared to go into battle and march forward bravely, they would not be soldiers in the field. Even though these people are former peasant armies, they all know the strength of the peasant army.

Those brave ones are either dead or have been promoted and made a fortune.

Hearing this, there was a burst of laughter, and people on the other side not far away also looked over.

The field troops arranged by the imperial court were not arranged directly in an open space, but together with the original towns nearby.

The nearby towns were formed by several local powerful men.

In this land in the northwest, there are barbarians all year round and the natural environment is harsh. It is difficult for ordinary people to survive and they can only rely on the local powerful.

These local tycoons are not weak in strength. Many families have thousands of people, and most of them rely on favorable terrain to establish towns.

Those bankers who followed the powerful ones also had a bad life. Although they were said to be bankers, they rented land and farmed, but in fact they were no different from slaves.

According to Zhongyuan people, it is like a domestic servant or a family child.

They are quite envious of these victims because they can have enough to eat.

(End of this chapter)