The Jagged Cavalry of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 256 Chapter 255

255 Double Fly Every Night
Mi Fang died, and Mi Zhen was very sad. At first she thought she was killed by Lu Meng, and one second she asked Zhang Yan to punish the murderer severely, but the next second she found out that Mi Fang's death was accidental, and she was drinking and making trouble, so she didn't want to embarrass Lu Meng. Let's consider ourselves unlucky.

The next day, Jia Xu and Xu Sheng came to visit together and pleaded guilty for the beauty pageant.

Instead of punishing Jia Xu and Xu Sheng, Zhang Yan asked Jia Xu to find another courtyard in the city and send Da Qiao and Xiao Qiao to live in another courtyard.

And he personally arranged the funeral for Mi Fang, had a grand funeral outside Pengcheng, and posthumously granted Mi Fang the title of Uncle Zhongyong. His eight-year-old youngest son, Mi Hong, inherited Mi Fang's title, and properly arranged for Mi Fang's wife and children. Tancheng in the East China Sea was looked after by Mi Zhu.

After finishing these things, Zhang Yancai, accompanied by Jia Xu, came to the other courtyard where Da Qiao and Xiao Qiao lived. As soon as he entered the door, he saw two beauties, Da Qiao and Xiao Qiao, waiting at the door.

"Civil daughters see the general!" Seeing Zhang Yan coming, Da Qiao and Xiao Qiao saluted Zhang Yan with one voice.

Zhang Yan is in a good mood today, and he is also very happy to see Da Qiao and Xiao Qiao. He immediately stepped forward to help Da Qiao and Xiao Qiao up, and said with a happy face: "You two beauties don't need to be so polite. It's cold, get up quickly!"

"Thank you, General!" Da Qiao and Xiao Qiao said softly.

Zhang Yan glanced at the other courtyard where Da Qiao and Xiao Qiao lived. This courtyard has two entrances, not too big, but the flowers and plants in the courtyard are competing for beauty, and the fragrance of flowers is overflowing, which makes people feel relaxed and happy.

Everyone entered the other courtyard, Da Qiao and Xiao Qiao asked people to serve wine and food, and called a group of musicians to start playing music, and the two began to dance to the music.

Da Qiao is about [-] year old, and Xiao Qiao is only one year old. Zhang Yan can't take his eyes off the graceful dance of the two sisters.

This pair of sisters not only had beautiful faces, but also had very graceful figures. Zhang Yan was fascinated by seeing them, and he was fascinated by them unconsciously.

When Jia Xu saw how much Zhang Yan loved him, a big stone in his heart finally sank.

After the dance, Da Qiao and Xiao Qiao walked to Zhang Yan's side and served Zhang Yan to eat and drink.

Afterwards, Zhang Yan stayed overnight in the other courtyard, holding Da Qiao on the left and Xiao Qiao on the right, and brought the pair of sisters to the room.

Time flies, half a year has passed in a blink of an eye, everything is calm in the area under Zhang Yan's jurisdiction, and the farming that started last year has also yielded results this year. This year's grain output has doubled compared to last year .

However, if this is the case, Zhang Yan is still somewhat unable to make ends meet. Yanzhou and Qingzhou are still under construction, and Yuzhou, Yongzhou, Huainan, Henan and other places newly occupied last year have to invest a lot of manpower and material resources in construction. In addition, The military expenditure is also quite huge, accounting for one-third of the total expenditure.

Within the area under Zhang Yan’s jurisdiction, there are thirteen regular armies, each with 1 troops, or 13 troops. The incorporated Montenegrin Army.

The Black Mountain Army was incorporated by Zhang Yan, but it was never formally incorporated into his own army. It was only used as a foreign mercenary, and it was still under the jurisdiction of Zhang Yan. It was stationed in Chaoge area of ​​Hanoi County. The money and food supply of this army, Part of it was sent by Zhang Yan. Its role was to allow the Black Mountain Army to guard the valleys to prevent Yuan Shao's army from entering Hanoi, and to do some sabotage when necessary.

The Black Mountain Army has 10,000+ troops, but Zhang Yan only provides Zhang Yan with 2 people in money and food every year. Therefore, in a sense, he needs to raise 15 soldiers and horses every year.

In ancient times, growing food depended on the sky, and grain failure was a common phenomenon. At this time, there were no pesticides, no chemical fertilizers, and no fungicides. The crops were sick and insects could not be solved, and the land was not fertile enough. Without it, crops cannot thrive.

And Zhang Yan does not know how to manufacture pesticides, fertilizers, and fungicides. The only way is to increase the planting area, build more canals, and increase the labor force.

Therefore, according to the needs, Zhang Yan ordered that within the scope of his jurisdiction, the people were encouraged to have more children to increase the population.

The construction of water canals and the reclamation of wasteland are handled by the magistrates of the counties, and Chen Qun, the chief farmer, is fully responsible for this matter, and strives to realize the phenomenon of full grain storage within five years.

In the area occupied by Zhang Yan, Yongzhou and Henan have the least population. Chang'an and Luoyang are the capitals of the Han Dynasty. Here, the population must be increased.

Therefore, Zhang Yan ordered that taxes in Yongzhou and Henan be exempted for three years. As long as the people who come here, the land will be distributed to the people on the spot by the government.

A series of policies continue to be implemented in the sphere of influence. In this relatively peaceful period, Zhang Yan strives to restore people's livelihood as quickly as possible.

The land of the Central Plains showed signs of prosperity, Zhang Yan also temporarily stopped the pace of expansion, and began to focus on stabilizing law and order within the sphere of influence and restoring people's livelihood.In addition, he also mobilized the army to rush to Yongzhou and Henan to implement military settlements, open fields, and repair canals.

Compared with the peaceful scene under Zhang Yan's jurisdiction, Jiangdong and Hebei have been constantly fighting.

Sun Ce, who occupies Yuzhang County, has greatly increased his strength after a year of rest and recruiting troops. He directly points the finger at Jiao Ji, the bandit who occupied Kuaiji County.

The battle was fought unannounced. Jiao Ji was suddenly attacked by Sun Ce. He was in a hurry and was unable to defend.

After Sun Ce occupied the county seat of Kuaiji County, he divided his troops and sent various generals to lead their own armies to conquer the counties in the county, and they all returned victorious.

Later, Jiao Ji gathered his forces in a vain attempt to capture Kuaiji County, but was defeated by Zhou Yu's design, and even Jiao Ji himself was beheaded by Sun Ce.

But Jiao Ji's followers were all afraid of Sun Ce, some surrendered and some fled.

After Sun Ce occupied Kuaiji County, he followed Zhou Yu's suggestion and sent people to send a batch of gold, silver and jewels to Zu Lang and Yan Baihu. He said that he had killed Jiao Ji himself. The hatred of his wife must be reported, and he also hopes to live in peace with Zu Lang and Yan Baihu, and not hurt his peace because of anxiety.

Zu Lang and Yan Baihu believed it was true, and they did not send troops, but they also realized the threat posed by Sun Ce, and sent troops to guard various places one after another, saving them from being attacked by Sun Ce.

Sun Ce occupied Kuaiji, and stopped again. Instead, he recruited soldiers, trained the army, and rectified the administration of Kuaiji.

However, Yuan Shao in Hebei, since the extermination of Gongsun Zan, has incorporated Liu Yu's old troops, and his power has greatly increased, occupying Jizhou, Bingzhou, Youzhou and part of Qingzhou. Yuan Shao among the crowd is at the time when he is in high spirits.

However, the Wuhuan people in the territory took advantage of Yuan Shao's annihilation of Gongsun Zan, and rushed into Youzhou, burning, killing and looting, rampant.For this reason, Yuan Shao sent a large army to expel the Wuhuan people, beheading five or six thousand riders at a time, forcing the Wuhuan people in the three counties of Shanggu, Yuyang, and Youbeiping to move north.

At this time, Tadun, the king of Wuhuan, had unified the tribes of Wuhuan, and the tribal leaders of Wuhuan in Shanggu, Yuyang, and Youbeiping came to complain. , the soldiers invaded Youzhou and wanted to fight Yuan Shao to the death.

When Yuan Shao was in Jizhou, he received a secret report saying that King Wuhuan Tadun had gathered 10,000+ cavalry to go south to invade Youzhou and avenge the thousands of Wuhuan cavalry who had been beheaded by Yuan Jun.

When the news came, the whole Jizhou was shaken. If the Wuhuan people really drove more than [-] troops to the south, then Youzhou would face annihilation. Not only that, even Yuan Shao's foundation would be shaken accordingly.

Yuan Shao had 30 soldiers, most of them infantry, and only [-] cavalry. To face an army of more than [-] Wuhuan people, all of whom were cavalry, would feel a bit difficult.

However, Yuan Shao, who was enjoying himself in the spring breeze, was not afraid at all, and instead threatened to fight the Wuhuan people to the death.

Fortunately, he was persuaded by Tian Feng, and then offered a clever plan, sending people to send a large amount of gold, silver and jewelry, which temporarily resolved the crisis.

Tadun got a lot of gold, silver and jewels, so he didn't go south to Youzhou at all. After all, he had to pay a price to plunder. Wuhuan's population was not large in the first place. If a large number of people were lost in the plunder, it would not be worth the loss. up.

Yuan Shaohu was in Hebei, and his strength was strong, and Tadun knew it well, but because of the face of the tribal leaders of Wuhuan in the three counties of Shanggu, Yuyang, and Youbeiping, he had to send troops.Now that he had received a huge amount of compensation, Ta Dun was also satisfied, and distributed part of it to the Wuhuan leaders of the three counties, assuming that those Wuhuan people who died in battle were sacrificed in the plunder.

However, in Yuan Shao's heart, he hated the Wuhuan people very much. When he first came to Youzhou, he faced such a test. After weighing the pros and cons, he immediately ordered his second son, Yuan Xi, to lead [-] soldiers to station in Jicheng. , Guard against the Wuhuan people.

Hebei is initially set, and Bingzhou and Youzhou need time to recover, especially Youzhou, which needs more time to operate. No matter how ambitious Yuan Shao is, no matter how ambitious he is, no matter how much he wants to cross the Yellow River south and compete with Zhang Yan in the Central Plains, he still has to slow down. First, stabilize the situation in Hebei.

Therefore, under the advice of Tian Feng, Jushou, Shenpei and others, Yuan Shao carried out a series of measures to stabilize the situation in Hebei.

As the saying goes, before soldiers and horses move, food and grass move first. The first thing is to solve the problem of food for people. There are thousands of miles of fertile fields in Jizhou, Youzhou, and Bingzhou. There are also many places that can be cultivated. up the curtain.

However, most of Yuan Shao's farms were military camps. After all, he had 30 soldiers in his hands. These soldiers were all young and middle-aged, and they were good labor. If they were not used, they would be wasted.

In addition to opening up military settlements, civilian settlements were also encouraged. The difference is that the grain income of military settlements is all handed over to the army, which is self-sufficient, while civilian settlements mainly collect taxes.In order to stimulate the villages, Tian Feng even suggested that Yuan Shao reduce taxes to attract a large number of people to work in the fields.

After experiencing the Yellow Turban Rebellion, after a long period of development, Jizhou has already restored its former stability. The stability of law and order will naturally attract a large number of people. Therefore, there are still more than 30 households in Jizhou, about More than 180 million people.

In addition, there are more than 60 people in Bingzhou, and more than 80 people in Youzhou, plus more than 20 people in Qingzhou Pingyuan County. Yuan Shao's sphere of influence has a population of more than 300 million people. The huge population base has become Yuan Shao's strong capital. If there are people and land, there will be no shortage of food. As long as he encourages farming, within three years, Hebei will be full of grain and fodder, and coins will overflow.

Therefore, Yuan Shao also stopped the pace of expansion in a timely manner, but calmed down and devoted himself to the management of Hebei. Based on this, he prepared to rest for a few years before competing in the Central Plains.

As a result, an order to garrison land was issued by Yuan Shao himself to all states and counties, and a wave of garrison land was set off on the land north of the Yellow River.

(End of this chapter)