Datang Nongsheng

Chapter 303

Different from the direct planting of mature fields in Guanzhong, the grasslands need to be reclaimed into fields before planting outside the Guanzhong. The winter here is as long as six months, and it takes more than four months for most crops to grow. Therefore, it is really used for reclamation. The field time is only the first one or two months, and the new fields that have been reclaimed cannot grow crops such as wheat. The reason is very simple. The wheat planted in hot weather has not been vernalized, so the yield will not be high. .

Fortunately, during the long winter, most people were not idle. The serfs under the aristocratic family stubbornly built the village on the grassland, and the task of opening the canal assigned by Sun Xiangfu was basically completed. After the snow melted , the water of the Sanggan River is very abundant, not only filling these newly opened ditches, but also filling dozens of lakes of different sizes planned by Sun Xiangfu.

These originally low-lying places, once diverted to form lakes, can not only irrigate the surrounding land, but also develop into more productive fishing grounds. Sun Xiangfu, who has a complete set of agricultural planning, will certainly not let this industry go.

The number of people who entered the reclamation army in the entire Northland after the snow melted was as high as one million. However, after they were dispersed, they were not very concentrated. Shanyang City still uses flower planting as its main industry, and the planting area of ​​food crops is less than 30 mu. , All of them are military settlements. The Anbei Daduhufu currently has 30 troops. The grain produced by the 5 mu of land is enough to feed the [-] horses, and there will be a lot of surplus.

From this aspect, the difference between Li Shimin and Sun Xiangfu can be reflected. Sun Xiangfu's management of his subordinates is eager for every part to be profitable, including the army, while Li Shimin is just doing money.Therefore, although Sun Xiangfu earns less than Li Shimin, he feels that he has more money than Li Shimin.

When the number of people exceeds one million, what needs to be considered is not the technical level, but the organizational ability. After Sun Xiangfu first instructed the army to sow the fields, he led his troops to supervise the land reclamation business in various places. No matter, what Sun Xiangfu wants to take care of is those Turkic people who are gathered and are about to give up grazing and turn to farming. After Sun Xiangfu organized them into farmers, he allocated [-] yuan to each household in the direction from Dingxiang City to Mobei. mu field.

These people have never been in contact with farming, and they can't even speak Chinese very well, so they have no strength, so Sun Xiangfu can only let them do the simplest physical work.

Farming is the first skill they need to learn.

To Sun Xiangfu's surprise, these people seem to be stupid, but they are better at controlling livestock than the Han people. Often, when a yak comes into their hands, it will become very obedient. Therefore, Sun Xiangfu brought a yak from Guanzhong. The heavy plows have come in handy, and with the addition of a large number of yaks to the farming, the speed of the entire field has increased a lot.

The most important thing on the grassland is fertilizer. In the past, the manure of cattle and sheep could be used as fuel for the herders to cook. Now, because Shanyang uses coal as fuel, the manure of cattle and sheep has been hoarded in large quantities. , made into organic fertilizer.

In fact, the humus layer on the grassland is already very thick and fertile enough. However, in order to achieve high yield in the Northland as soon as possible, Sun Xiangfu still applied organic fertilizers to the newly opened fields. At worst, he would just sow more seeds.

Where there are people, there are rivers and lakes. If the rulers of the rivers and lakes do not expect certain characters in the rivers and lakes to be too peaceful, then there will always be some chaos.

When Sun Xiangfu was so busy, the several big families finally became chaotic. Hundreds of family members who had been harmonious and prospered together unexpectedly started fighting, and many people died.

"what's the situation?"

Wu Yinger, who galloped quickly to Dingxiang, was so dry and speechless that he handed the recorded information to Sun Xiangfu.

The intelligence paper was unfolded, and after Sun Xiangfu read it, he felt helpless and wanted to laugh at the same time.

"Hey, it seems that this time we can't watch it as a show."

The cause of the conflict is very simple. Several people used improper means to dig out the experienced farmers who planted Wang's spice fields. Of course, Wang Xu's fiery temper could not be tolerated, so his iron halberd was used. The family soldiers and crabs sent by various families to dig people were killed by him indiscriminately, and finally controlled the situation.

However, how could the rest of the families who had died of their subordinates just let it go? The several eldest sons united together and gathered thousands of soldiers to attack the spice fields of the Wang family. These fields were ripe fields that had just been sown. The Wang family suffered a huge loss, so Wang Xu rang the drum to gather soldiers, and he was so angry that he wanted to let the rest of the family know who was the boss in this place outside the pass.

As a result, a massacre of more than [-] people was launched in the territory of the Anbei Dadu Protectorate. Su Dingfang, who knew Sun Xiangfu's intentions better, did not lead troops to stop their actions immediately, but came out to clean up after they finished fighting. endgame.

So, now, all those family soldiers who participated in the fighting were imprisoned in the temporary prison set up by the barracks.Including Wang Xu and the first sons of several other families.

While returning home, Sun Xiangfu was thinking about how to report this matter to the court. Presumably, Li Shimin, who was undergoing government reform, must be very busy!Moreover, the construction of Weinan New City and new countryside in Guanzhong is about to start. At this time, it seems bad for the ministers of the imperial court to argue about such matters.

But such a big matter, you can't hide it, so let's call the resourceful people of your subordinates to discuss it together!Maybe they are better at dealing with such problems than themselves.

Birds of a feather flock together and people are divided into groups. Not long after he came to Shanyang City, Xu Jingzong, who is more greedy for money, has a relationship with Tang Fengyi and hangs out with him all day long. Chu Suiliang, who is upright and upright, is more hardworking and almost helps Sun Xiangfu deal with it. All government affairs related to paperwork, as for Gao Jifu, Zhang Xingcheng and Yu Wenjie, they all inspected Shanyang for free. After more than a month, they basically knew the overall operation mode of Shanyang.

No matter what work they were doing, they immediately came to the yamen for a meeting after receiving the order from the governor, including Tang Fengyi, who always liked to play dirty tricks, and the main generals of the Anbei Dadu Protectorate.

Sun Xiangfu first explained the situation to them, and then expressed his concerns, "Chang'an is undergoing a large-scale bureaucratic reform. Let's report this to the imperial court. It is estimated that the entire imperial court will be in chaos. According to the governor, the war of words of these family officials should not be allowed to affect the pace of reform, do you have any good ways to teach me?"

Sun Xiangfu gave a proposition, and several people in the Yamen began to meditate. Sun Xiangfu himself was also thinking of a solution to the problem. Of course, his so-called problem solving was not to resolve the struggle between several families, but to let several At the same time that the family is completely broken, there will be no more armed conflicts. The soldiers of the family are also human beings, and they are also young and strong laborers. It is a pity that they died in vain in the internal struggle.

Not long after, Xu Jingzong said, "The governor can define this matter as a civil disturbance, and it has subsided. It is enough to send a memorial to His Majesty."

"Peace? I'm afraid not necessarily! If they are released from the barracks, the general dares to guarantee that within three days, there will be a larger-scale fighting with weapons." Guo Po, who was in charge of guarding the barracks, answered.

Hearing this, Sun Xiangfu nodded and said, "This is exactly what the governor is worried about. The total number of family soldiers in our northern land is probably no less than tens of thousands. If we can't find a good solution, any Letting them fight it down, killing people is a minor matter, but disrupting the development rhythm of the entire Northland is a major issue."

"Captain, can you persuade the heads of each family? As long as they reach a settlement and don't continue to fight, this matter will be easy." Chu Suiliang suggested.

As soon as he said this, others didn't take it seriously, but Tang Fengyi looked at him like a fool. He has been in Shanyang for the longest time, and he knows Sun Xiangfu's thoughts best. If the few families stop fighting, then Sun Xiangfu, the governor, will immediately become their common enemy, because the interest issue is the most difficult to deal with, so Sun Xiangfu does not want them to reconcile.

"Old Tang, looking at you, it seems that you don't agree with Governor Chu's suggestion, so what's your opinion?"

Sun Xiangfu keenly caught Tang Fengyi's expression and asked.

"In my opinion, the death of some soldiers and crab generals is actually nothing. To them, it's just a little money. If they really die, they don't need the governor's mansion to come forward. They will stop themselves. "

Tang Fengyi's words were very bold, and the boldness reached Sun Xiangfu's heart. How can we make the endless hatred between the several big families?The Patriarch's legitimate son and the prepared successor were killed, that's definitely enough!

However, such a bold idea is not so easy to operate, because everyone in their family knows how to measure, fight back, fight back, it’s okay to kill some soldiers, but each of them has explained to his subordinates, sure He would not kill the important figures of the other party, which was why Wang Xu was able to rampage among the family soldiers of the other families, like no man's land.

As soon as his words came out, everyone present held their breath. Fortunately, these people were either Li Shimin's loyal followers or Sun Xiangfu's confidantes. If someone spread Tang Fengyi's words, he probably wouldn't survive tonight.

Seeing that Sun Xiangfu was a little disturbed, Su Dingfang said, "Governor, there are tens of thousands of armed forces who do not obey the imperial court's orders in the territory of the Anbei Metropolitan Guard, which is a hidden danger of insecurity. Why don't you take this opportunity? , to eliminate this hidden danger.”

"remove?"

"You also agree with Old Tang's suggestion?"

Su Dingfang shook his head when he heard the words and said, "The general thinks that since the governor is an official of the imperial court, he should punish the homicide cases in the area under his jurisdiction. Now that the soldiers of each family have committed crimes, you should punish them. They dare not Continue to fight with weapons, and our soldiers will continue to capture them and punish you, the governor. No, after hearing that the rebels in the coal workshop were killed, there is a shortage of people now. Also, our Shanyang Road The cement roads in various places will also start to be built after the farming is over..."

(End of this chapter)