Shao Xun was very busy throughout the first month of the year.
I went to visit the Sheep Queen before dawn on the first day of the first lunar month. After all, I hadn’t seen her for more than half a year since the expedition. Out of concern for my friends, I had to go and see if her mental state was stable. I had to make a judgment whether to increase the dose or discharge her.
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On the seventh day of the first lunar month, people cut paper at home.
On the day of the beginning of spring, I would write the word "Yichun" on my home.
On the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, willow branches are planted, and then the soldiers and generals are summoned to eat and drink to deepen their relationship.
On the twentieth day of the first lunar month, after a few days of delay, Le gave birth to a son.
Shao Xun was blocked outside and could not go in to see, but he was still very excited.
On this day, each of the soldiers received a reward of two bolts of silk.
Shao Xun didn't have much rest time.
On February 2nd, after he personally led the villagers of Green Willow Garden to start spring plowing, he led his troops eastward to Yangzhai County and began patrolling at Yushanwu.
It has been almost seven years since Yushanwu was built, which is the longest among all the forts under the Shaw family.
The biggest difference from Sanwu in Yiyang County is that Yushanwu is a relatively mature Wubao. In addition to a large number of livestock and stable grain output, there is also a certain scale of sericulture industry here.
It was February and the mulberry leaves had not yet grown, but it was still a pleasure to walk through the mulberry forests.
The sericulture industry has obvious regional characteristics.
As mentioned in the poems of the Tang Dynasty, "Mulberry leaves are beginning to grow in Youji, and silkworms are growing old in Luoyang." At this time, the warm areas in the south may have prepared to pick the first batch of mulberry leaves, but they have not yet grown here in Luoyang. After the spring plowing, the people
, the main job is to tend the vegetable beds, repair farm tools and fertilize the orchards.
Besides the mulberry forest, there are also hemp fields. In addition to the output being used by more than 3,000 Wubao families, there is also a slight surplus that can be sold to the outside world.
The Yushan dock is close to the plains of eastern Henan and is indeed much stronger than the three docks in the Luoshui Valley.
Mao Er followed Shao Xun and came to Yushanwu to "visit and study". He was very attentive and found that Master Shao's eyes stayed on the mulberry forest and hemp fields for a long time, and immediately said: "Master Shao, there is also a mulberry forest in Yunzhongwu."
, there are people at Tanshan Wu who are burning pines and curling ink in the back mountain, and the bamboo utensils from Jinmen Wu are so good that they are useful even here in Liang County."
Shao Xun laughed, patted Mao Er on the shoulder and said, "That's right, Master Shao will rely on you to make money from now on."
Mao Er smiled sheepishly, pursed his lips, and secretly thought about how to get money.
After entering Wubao, the seventh building of the Silver Spear Army quickly assembled and formed an array in the courtyard.
This is a newly formed unit. It has been established for more than three months and is temporarily stationed here for training.
Except for the twenty or so student soldiers and officers, everyone else looked a little strange.
Shao Xun gave a few words of encouragement and handed out a piece of silk to each person. Suddenly everyone was happy and cheered.
Shao Xun laughed, and then selected a few households of the fort residents to express condolences - basically the family members of the Silver Spear soldiers.
Due to various reasons, each unit of the Silver Spear Army often garrisoned at four forts for a period of one year.
During the garrison period, many soldiers started families there, married wives, and settled their homes there. As time passed, it became more scattered.
Shao Xun planned to move all the Silver Spear Army and their families to Liang and Luyang counties for centralized resettlement after this year, and then send soldiers to garrison the four major forts in rotation to facilitate management.
"How old is the stick man this year?" After passing through the corridor, Shao Xun came to a room and saw an old man grinding a riding whip in the sun, squinting his eyes and asked.
The old man was startled and stood up in a hurry.
Someone said loudly: "This is General Caiguan, Marquis of Lu Yang, and Shao Governor of the Silver Spear Army."
The old man saluted immediately.
Shao Xun held him back and said, "Your Majesty is a Silver Spear soldier. He went on an expedition with me last year. He fought bravely and achieved meritorious deeds. Have you received all the rewards?"
"Reward?" The old man thought for a moment, then nodded and said, "The dock master gave me a bag of beans."
"How big is the bag? Can you let me see it?" Shao Xun asked.
The old man nodded, put down the riding crop in his hand, went back to the house to search for a while, took out a small cloth bag, and said with some embarrassment: "On the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, the whole family eats soybean paste, and a lot of it has been used."
Shao Xun took the bag and gestured, it could probably hold a handful of dendrobium. He nodded with satisfaction and asked with a smile: "Is the bean paste delicious?"
"It's delicious." The old man seemed to recall that warm family reunion dinner. He smiled crookedly, showing a few yellow teeth, and said: "Before eating, I sacrificed to the Silkworm God. My son ate two big bowls.
There are also three pieces of meat, which is the wild boar meat that their team got from hunting in the mountains. It is very fragrant."
Everyone laughed after hearing this.
Shao Xun also smiled, then waved his hand, and two soldiers brought a bag of wheat, which was about the size of a handful, and delivered it to the old man's house.
Shao Xun took his hand and said: "My son, as long as he fights bravely, he will be rich in the future."
The old man subconsciously wanted to retract his hand, but was held tightly by Shao Xun. He couldn't help but burst into tears and said: "It's been a long time since we reunited to eat beans on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month. My family used to be a well-to-do family, too old and young.
At that time, I traveled around with my family and saw the world. However, the world was not good, and I gradually fell into decline and had no food to eat. Fortunately, I have a general. Fortunately, I have a general."
Shao Xun sighed and said, "It will get better."
He then looked at the old man's nearly completed riding whip, held it in his hand, and said, "How much is this whip worth?"
"If you go to the county, you can sell it for more than ten yuan."
"What is it made of?"
"Three years of mulberry wood is enough."
"Can you make a bow?"
"You know a little bit." The old man said: "However, it takes at least fifteen years of mulberry wood to make a bow. The oldest mulberry wood in Yushanwu is older than the age of this Wubao, but it is only ten years."
"Then we'll have to wait." Shao Xun smiled.
"In fifteen years, mulberry wood will be used as bow material." The old man said: "If the old man is still alive in five years, he will make a good bow for the general. If he is still alive in ten years, he will take his apprentice to build a chariot for the general.
Twenty-year-old mulberry wood is the best material for a cart. If the general can't wait, he will go to the mountain tomorrow to have a look. There may be older jujube elm trees, pick and choose, and make a hub first..."
"Okay, okay." Shao Xun clapped his hand and said warmly: "With you here, I will know how to proceed in the future."
After that, he took the riding crop and left.
When Tang Jian passed by the old man, he took out a handful of money, there were always dozens of them, stuffed them into the old man's hand, and said: "The general likes your riding whip very much, and he specially ordered me to buy it."
The followers left one by one and headed to the next house.
The old man held the money in his hands and was stunned for a long time.
Back then, Shi Chong robbed my family's belongings and killed my relatives. He could not redress his grievances and avenge his grievances, which led to this.
If all the people in this world were people like Lu Yanghou, wouldn't it be a time of peace and prosperity?
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After leaving Yushanwu, Shao Xun made another circle and visited the three major estates around Luoyang.
He has not yet made a final decision on whether to evacuate the people here.
Especially in Shaoyuan and Panyuan, overwintering wheat was planted last year and will not be harvested until mid-May. Jinguyuan conserved soil this year and only sown one season of millet in spring. Compared with millet, wheat can survive the winter, which is a huge advantage.
Food is a very precious thing.
There are too many people growing cash crops in the suburbs of Luoyang, but there are very few people like Shao Xun who use the fertile land to grow corn and wheat.
If it is really critical, just evacuate people into Luoyang City for safety.
Wang Mi's fighting ability is just that. He has no ability to break through Luoyang City, which is guarded by tens of thousands of forbidden troops.
Shao Xun met the student soldiers who were heading south in Jinguyuan.
They were gathered in Hebei last year, totaling 172 people, and were privately called the "Handan Sixth Phase" by Shao Xun.
Their destination is Liang County Martial Arts School, and they will never come back again.
Jinguyuan will be a pure agricultural production base from now on.
After staying here for a few days, on February 15th, Situ Wangyan drove there.
"In more than a month, the begonia flowers in Jingu Garden will bloom, and it will be a grand scene in Luoyang. It is a pity that the king has locked this scene inside and prevents outsiders from viewing it, but it is not beautiful." Wang Yanxin walked and wandered in the stream.
On the bank, looking at the crabapple trees all around, he smiled.
"If Situ wants to enjoy the scenery, he can come at any time. I want to send away all the servants in Jingu Garden to avoid harming them. Only the villagers and millers at the bottom of the mountain are left." Shao Xun said: "Situ can't wait any longer.
You can move in today."
Wang Yan chuckled.
He really likes Jinguyuan, but he really doesn't win over others.
However, it is rare that Marquis Lu Yang is willing to open this place, so it would be good to come here from time to time to enjoy the beautiful scenery and hold some gatherings of scholars.
The Golden Valley Garden event has not happened for a long time and has almost become a legend.
"In half a month, Wang Mo of Nanyang sent two messages to the court." After walking around, Wang and Shao sat down in the pavilion. Wang Yan said: "Zhang Gui of Liangzhou is ill with wind and can't speak.
His son Mao
The matter of photographing the state. However, Zhang Yue, the internal history of Longxi, was not convinced. Together with his brothers Zhang Zhen, the prefect of Jiuquan, and Cao Qu, the prefect of Xiping, they jointly sent an envoy to Chang'an, asking Jia Gong, the governor of Qinzhou, to replace him. Gong hesitated again and again, but stopped..."
To put it simply, there are many people in Liangzhou who are dissatisfied with Zhang Gui.
They first elected Jia Gong, then Du Dan, the military chief of Liangzhou, to take charge of state affairs, and finally Zhang Yue. Anyway, anyone could be the governor, but Zhang Gui could not continue to be the governor. This shows that there were deep internal conflicts.
The imperial court couldn't figure out the situation, so they didn't agree with any of the candidates and decided to let Yuan Yu, the servant, be the governor of Liangzhou.
Liangzhou heard that during the imperial edict, Yang Dan traveled to Chang'an and cut off his own ear in front of Nanyang King Sima Mo and placed it on a plate to ensure that Zhang Gui was framed.
Sima Mo, the governor of Yong and Liang Zhu's military forces, was suppressed by such a bloody man. Please suspend Yuan Yu's appointment.
"How do you think this matter should be handled?" Wang Yan asked.
This is a test for me!
Shao Xun calmed down his thoughts and said: "Zhang Liangzhou was a famous scholar in Xizhou for a while, and he was very loyal to the court. On this occasion, I should calm him down and still let him take his old position. I heard that Zhang Liangzhou lived in Yiyang when he was young. Nvjishan, I will send someone to pick up some gifts from my hometown, and the imperial court can send envoys to Liangzhou to comfort you."
Yunzhongwu is located on Nuji Mountain.
Zhang Gui lived in Yiyang when he was a boy, and lived in seclusion in Nvji Mountain for a time. Later, he got an official position from his uncle and started his official career. In his mind, he always believed that Yiyang was his real hometown.
After listening to Shao Xun's words, Wang Yan nodded slightly.
This was a mature and prudent approach, and he was very satisfied.
Zhang Gui is actually quite loyal.
In the first year of Yongning (301), he served as the governor of Liangzhou. After taking office, he defeated the Xianbei bandits, stabilized the counties, and spread education, creating a new situation.
Three years later, when he heard that the King of Hejian and the King of Chengdu were attacking Luoyang, he even sent three thousand troops eastward to defend the capital, but unfortunately he was blocked by Sima Yong.
The year before last, he once again defeated Xianbei, captured more than 100,000 people, and countless cattle, sheep, and horses, and found a place to resettle them.
Such a person, at least on the surface, is very loyal and respectful to the court, and there is no reason to change his position.
Besides, they also have great united front value.
"The thieves are really raging over there in Qingzhou." After finishing the topic of Liangzhou, Wang Yan added: "I'm afraid the palace is discussing this matter right now..."
Chapter completed!