Chapter 96 Spring
Li Yue can release some of his financial power and governance power, but his thoughts on military power and personnel appointment and dismissal power are firmly in his hands.
As the art of war goes, those who share the same desire will win.
If you want to cure the problem, you must first cure the people's hearts and work together as one, only then can you go forward without defeat.
Several chief bookkeepers are also busy with their feet on the ground.
Wei Shan handles various disputes on the mountain, ranging from land disputes to trivial matters.
Zhou Qian is as busy as a big housekeeper. He is busy enough to register a household, collect and sell private salt, and prepare for the upcoming spring plowing.
Xu Cheng and Liang Xiao guarded the Sishui Fort alone, and the other guarded the Jishui Fort, one in the south and one in the north.
Cao Kan guarded Gong County in the northwest, built the northern barrier of Heiyun Mountain, and also managed the coal mine.
Yue Ji led the women on the mountain to weave straw clothes, straw shoes, straw mats, etc.
Even Xin Can was not idle, and all the enlightenment on the mountain was entrusted to him.
Although busy, it is full of vitality.
Everyone is doing their best for the growth of Heiyun Mountain.
The ice and snow melt and spring returns to the earth.
Zhang Shengye followed Li Yue's instructions, nibbled away, and got back more than 200 strong horses. The cavalry unit in Heiyun Mountain was basically formed. There were no horses, so they made do with donkeys and mules.
Under Shihu's harsh punishment, there are so many wild beasts in the hunting ground.
Liangzhou was defeated, and Shihu had no intention of hunting. He gradually neglected management and could not manage such a large hunting ground.
This era is full of wild beasts.
The population of the Central Plains is withering, thousands of miles without human habitation, there are no man's lands everywhere, and all kinds of wild beasts are rampant.
The scouts had a great harvest, and cartloads of prey were pulled up the mountain.
Young beasts were kept in captivity in the Western Mountains, adult beasts were slaughtered, and their furs were collected by cobblers for leather making.
During the Spring and Autumn Period, Chinese ancestors already had tanning skills, and during the Warring States Period, they used natural Glauber's Salt and Alum to tan leather.
The busy days pass quickly, and winter turns to spring in a blink of an eye.
On the day of late spring, the festival of Shangsi, it is also a time to prepare for bad luck.
During the Wei and Jin Dynasties, the Shangsi Festival was not as important as New Year's Eve.
On the third day of the third month of the lunar calendar, men and women go out for spring outings, feast by the water, and gather with friends.
However, Baiyun Mountain does not have such leisurely elegance.
In order not to reveal the reality of the mountain, Li Yue took measures to control entry and exit, strictly prohibiting people from going down the mountain at will, so he could only simply pay homage to his ancestors on the mountain.
The plan for the year begins with spring.
Whether Heiyun Mountain can survive in these troubled times depends on this year’s spring plowing.
All matters on the mountain were put aside first, and all men, women, old and young went down to reopen the canals, tidy up the wasteland, build huts in the fields and lay earthen stoves.
Last year's floods destroyed large areas of fields upstream of Sishui Castle.
Now that the floods have receded, the fields have been nourished by the silt and become more fertile. With a little tidying up, more than 13,000 acres of fertile farmland will be available.
In the naturally formed pond weir, fat fish often come out of the water to eat catkins and grass seeds blown by the wind.
Li Yue had seen numerous floating corpses in the pond and had a psychological shadow on fish.
But the people on the mountain didn't have any idea. They carried baskets and baskets back and cooked them into fish soup.
Back then, Sishui Castle was far more than just these fields, and there were many fields further upstream.
However, all the benefits cannot be taken away. More than 6,000 acres of fertile land near Liunan Fort of the Zheng family were all given to the Zheng family.
This move also won the favor of the Zheng family, and they reciprocated the favor. They also sent some seeds and iron plows, as well as more than 300 jars of pickles and meat dumplings.
Pickles are similar to pickles in later generations, while meat minced meat is boiled, minced, sprinkled with salt, and sealed and marinated.
Li Yue looked at the dark color and smelled a strange smell, which was really off-putting.
Han Xuze, the magistrate of Jingxian County, sent someone to ask for support.
A plague severely damaged the vitality of Jingxian County. The young people working in the fields could not get together, and the cattle could not escape the plague.
Li Yue transferred a thousand middle base camps.
The way people are in the world is to come and go. Once you come and go, everyone will become familiar with each other.
After a spring rain, the long-awaited spring plowing begins.
Li Yue originally wanted to show off twice to boost morale, but after getting out of the field, he realized that it was not necessary.
Everyone wants to die.
As soon as the sky dawned, people woke up, consciously picked up the hoe, and besides eating and drinking, they stayed busy until it got dark and couldn't see, and then left reluctantly.
Even children as young as five or six gathered in groups to collect firewood and help cook porridge.
There are people on patrol in the middle of the night to prevent wild boars and birds from pecking the seeds.
It was still the same the next day, without slacking off at all, and Li Yue was shocked by his diligence.
This also shows their desire for a stable life.
It's a pity that in the long history, there are either natural disasters or man-made disasters, so even if we work diligently, we will not be able to achieve it.
Looking at the backs of those who were working hard, Li Yue suddenly felt that the rise of Heiyun Mountain was actually not difficult.
As long as they provide a stable environment, with their hard work, they will naturally support the future.
The same is true for the history of the Murong family in Liaodong.
Among the tribes in Liaodong, the Murong family is not the strongest, and they are sandwiched between Goguryeo, Duan family, and Yuwen family.
During the Five Husties, Murong Xian improved his criminal administration, was open-minded, treated scholars kindly, and set up overseas counties to resettle Han people. The refugees in the north did not go to Wang Jun and Cui Ao, who were from high-ranking families. Instead, they went to Murong Xin one after another. The Murong family was
It is strong.
Murong Xuan also wrote thousands of words of "Family Orders" to educate his descendants, and the Murong family was born in large numbers.
Li Yue took out the scouts' prey. Heavy physical labor is impossible without oil and water.
He also asked the woman who cooked the porridge to make the porridge as thick as possible.
The children pulled wild vegetables from the fields, washed them and chopped them into pieces, threw them into the porridge, sprinkled them with salt, and a fragrance curled up.
The pickles and meat dumplings that Li Yue disliked became the supreme delicacies in their eyes, and more than three hundred jars were divided in the blink of an eye.
"Mencius said: A wise man cultivates and eats with the people, and governs with food. If the general is like this, why worry about the lack of prosperity in Heiyun Mountain?" Xin Can shook his head and said.
This old boy always goes to his side when he has time or not.
However, in the past two months, his transformation has been obvious to all. In the past, he always put the court at his lips no matter what happened.
I won’t mention it now.
The bad things done by the Sima family are obvious to all, and they can’t be cleaned no matter how hard they are washed.
"If Black Cloud Mountain can rise, Mr. Xin will also be indispensable." Li Yue looked at the blue sky and said perfunctorily.
Xin Can had a glorious look on his face, laughed dryly, and took out a letter from his arms, "Yesterday... Jiangdong sent a secret letter to the old man..."
"Oh?" Li Yue turned his gaze back to Xin Can's face.
Heiyun Mountain's ability to defeat Zhang Yu has proven its worth.
It is impossible for Jiangdong to remain indifferent.
In the past, the mountains were under closed management, and letters could not come in. Now, with spring plowing and everyone coming down from the mountains, the craftsmen in the south finally seized the opportunity.
Li Yue's hands were covered with dirt and he didn't answer the letter. It was obviously written by Jiang Dong to Xin Can. He would tell it whether he read it or not.
Xin Can hesitated and said: "The imperial court... is deeply gratified by the general's victory over Zhang Yu, the governor of Jie Zhao and Yuzhou, and advises the general to keep up his efforts..."
Li Yue was stunned, "Is it over?"
"That's all..."
Li Yue took the letter and said a few words, mostly words of encouragement. However, it was not sent by the imperial court, but by Xie Shang, General Xizhong Lang, who was in charge of military affairs in the six counties of Yangzhou during the holidays and the governor of Yuzhou.
He and Zhang Yu had flirted with each other before, but now that Zhang Yu has been defeated and the value of Heiyun Mountain has increased, it is natural to change the target.
During the holidays, the title of governor of Yuzhou was added to his name, which made him qualified to make irresponsible remarks on the affairs of the two states of Siyu.
But it’s a bit too stingy, just empty words and a blank piece of paper.
Moreover, the letter was given to Xin Can, obviously to test his attitude.
You can't hit Jie Zhao with an egg against a stone, and you can't be too stiff with Jiangdong.
Keep a line in your life so that we can meet again in the future.
Li Yue looked at Xin Can and smiled like a fox. How could a fisherman know that he is not the one being fished?
Chapter completed!