The army set out along the Bian Canal. There were 13,000 soldiers, auxiliary soldiers, and craftsmen in total. They were powerful and moved quickly. They arrived at Junyi in three days.
Along the way, Xingyang and Zhongmu counties were relatively stable, but after entering Junyi, we found that the place was in a mess and a large number of refugees had gathered.
The common people are not stupid and they vaguely know where the food is.
Junyi is an important water transportation town, and water ships often come and go. After the news spread, a large number of hungry people gathered immediately.
Chen Wu, the handsome beggar, originally liked Latin to join the army, but now he doesn't dare to recruit people without authorization. He is also short of food.
So he closed the city gate tightly and ignored him.
Wang Tan, the prefect of Chenliu sent by Sima Yue, was originally a subordinate of Sima Hui, the king of Fanyang, and later joined Sima Yue. He wanted to help the victims, but he also had no food.
I had the intention to intercept the canal boat like Shao Xun did, but I didn't dare to do it after thinking about it. In the end, I had no choice but to let it go, out of sight and out of mind.
When Shao Xun's army arrived at Junyi and took the return empty boat to Chenjun, the two of them came to pay a visit at the same time.
"Do you want to go south to quell the rebellion?" Wang Tan was a soldier, and he and Gou Xi fought against Jisang. His attitude toward Shao Xun was pretty good. He just heard him say: "I found out from among the hungry people that Yuzhou
There are many refugees gathered in various counties and counties
Juchenwu, now a little unable to survive, began to move around, attacking and killing residents. First, small groups of refugees, and then merged into large groups, regardless of casualties, attacked fiercely, and some of the fortress walls were breached, making it a mess. "
"What else?" Shao Xun asked.
"Some nobles took their goods, food, and tribes with them and went south with their families. After they left, the villagers were left unattended, and chaos broke out."
"Thank you, Mr. Fu, for telling me." Shao Xun said sincerely.
It should just start now, and it should get more and more serious in the next few months.
The aristocratic family's journey south to Wudi should also set off a wave of climax.
There are differences between early crossing and late crossing, as well as active and forced crossings.
Shao Xun thought of the Yu family.
Historically, their family both crossed over early and took the initiative to go south, so they had both.
Yu Chen should have crossed the river in the first one or two years after Sima Chi ascended the throne, and also obtained the position of prefect of Kuaiji, which was quite good. Two or three years later, the prefect would have given up the idea of ​​getting a county magistrate.
Xie Kun from the Xie family also went to defect to Langya King Sima Rui early in the morning. Xie Sa and the others might be a little late, but since Xie Kun took the lead, it wouldn't be a big problem.
In comparison, the Qingzhou gentry Su clan came later and were forced to flee.
Su Jun originally had thousands of subordinates in Qingzhou, but because of Cao Yi's pressure, in the end he only took a few hundred relatively core subordinates to flee in a hurry. He still left by boat, which was very embarrassing. Of course, he was warmly welcomed by Langya King Sima Rui.
Welcome, at that time, every person who came from the south to the north was very valuable. As for the dislike of the people who came from the south and the north, that would come later.
Shao Xun was not very fond of these Nandu scholars.
Just leave if you like, free up the land so that I can do some things to dig up the foundation of the gentry clan.
"This is General Chen, right? He is indeed brave and decisive, with the appearance of a general." Shao Xun looked at Chen Wu next to Wang San and praised.
Yang Jiazhi stood behind Shao Xun, only glanced briefly, and then stopped paying attention.
Hu Wufu took a serious look and then lost interest.
After Mao Bang and Pei Li looked at Chen Wu, they then looked at the many generals following him.
The beggar army is indeed poor!
There are no unified military uniforms, not much armor, and the equipment is not sophisticated enough, but the spirit is pretty good.
"Not as good as Chen Hou." Chen Wu bowed and said, "I respect the warrior Hu the most in my life. Chen Hou fought in the north and south and made many meritorious deeds. In the battle of Yema Gang, he defeated Shi Le; in the battle of Qili Pass, he defeated Liu Cong.
And the heroic feat of marching from Luochuan to Luoyang and galloping among tens of thousands of Xiongnu is admirable. With the king and prince here, the court is very lucky, and there is hope for ZTE."
"I passed." Shao Xun laughed loudly and said: "General Chen is loyal and courageous, and he will not give in too much."
The Begging Army is the Western Jin Dynasty version of "supporting the Qing Dynasty and destroying foreign countries", which is interesting.
Chen Wu obviously had a lot of miscellaneous Hus under his command, but he was still impassioned when talking about "killing Hus". Perhaps the Hus in his context refer to Liu Han, not ordinary Hu people.
"It's not as good as the general." Chen Wu said with shame: "The Xiongnu went south to Chenliu and looted wantonly. Now the village is in ruins and the countryside is in ruins, but I can't control it. I'm really ashamed."
"The general is excusable because he has few soldiers." Shao Xun encouraged: "This time the thieves invaded south, only Puyang, the battle between Chenliu and Chenliu was the fiercest. If we can keep the county and city intact and the canal transportation can continue, it will be a victory. The attack will be successful.
Take your time to destroy the Xiongnu, don't be in a hurry."
Upon hearing this, Chen Wu felt slightly less guilty.
He was ordered to guard Junyi, and his main task was to ensure water transportation. If you look at this alone, he was successful. At least Shile's troops who went south did not get too many benefits from him.
Wang Ping and Qi Ji of Liang State even took advantage of the locust plague and used extraordinary troops to defeat Taobao once. Although they were defeated by them again later, their results were considered acceptable.
"The Xiongnu retreat is only temporary. General Chen must not take it lightly." Before leaving Junyi, Shao Xun said again: "In case the thieves come again, the most important thing is to defend Junyi."
"Will the Huns come again?" Chen Wu was a little surprised.
A lot of food has been transported into Luoyang, what's the use of them coming again?
"Liu Yuan is about to die, so the Huns retreated." Shao Xun explained: "After the new king ascends the throne, for the sake of prestige, he may start a war. Either Luoyang or Chang'an, Luoyang may be bigger."
Chen Wu was a little worried when he heard this.
When Shao Xun saw him, he secretly wondered if he was really a loyal minister? Or was he simply unhappy with the Huns?
After chatting for a few more words, they boarded the boat and left.
Chen Wu, Wang San and others stood on the shore and watched the fleet leave.
Whether he admits it or not, Chen Hou is indeed the mainstay of Yuzhou and even Luoyang.
Even if many people don't think highly of him, even despise him, and hate him, they still have to hold their noses and cooperate with him.
If we unite, we will both benefit, if we divide, we will both lose, so just make do with it.
****
The boat went down the river very fast.
In mid-June, Shao Xun arrived in Chen County.
Amid the passionate sound of war drums, tens of thousands of soldiers disembarked from the boats in batches and formed an array on the shore.
When Shao Xun, surrounded by his soldiers and lieutenants, appeared outside the cabin, a large group of people bowed and saluted, shouting: "See you, Lord."
"No courtesy." Shao Xun got off the boat, helped a few people up, raised his hands, and said loudly.
Everyone slowly straightened up, lowered their eyebrows and lowered their eyes, and stood respectfully.
Shao Xun scanned around and found that these people had slutty faces and sad faces. It looked like they were poor people who were used to living a hard life.
He walked up to a middle-aged man in his forties and asked, "What is your name?"
"Li Da." the middle-aged man replied.
"Spring and Autumn Geometry?"
The middle-aged man was a little confused.
"The prince asked how old you are." Li Chong "translated" from the side.
"Twenty-eight."
Damn it! Shao Xun took another serious look. He looked forty years old, but he didn’t expect his real age to be only twenty-eight!
Life makes people grow old.
Even if they are forty years old, the well-dressed scholars still look very young.
Pampered ladies, even in their thirties, still make Shao Xun almost melt into them.
"Is there anyone else at home?" Shao Xun asked again.
"My mother-in-law is the only one left."
"No heirs?"
The man was silent.
Shao Xun stopped asking, patted him on the shoulder and said: "It will get better, life will get better."
The eyes of the "middle-aged man" were red, and he seemed a little sad, but also a little longing.
Shao Xun stepped forward and stood on a country road.
Because there had been continuous light rain in the past few days, the path was very muddy. But he didn't care and walked slowly, keeping his eyes on the fields.
The vast plains as far as the eye can see!
When people from the southern hilly areas first come here, they will definitely be surprised how there is such a flat land in the world, and it stretches for thousands of miles without an end.
The Great Plains has crisscrossing water systems and convenient transportation. After years of development, there are numerous water conservancy projects and irrigation canals extending in all directions.
Farming should be done in a place like this.
Shao Xun crossed the ditch and came to a field ridge.
The crops planted in early June have already sprouted, and the large green area is very eye-catching.
On the land that has been devastated by locusts, you can see a little green, which is really touching and makes you want to cry.
"What have you planted?" Shao Xun squatted down, pointed at the buds sprouting from the ground, and asked.
"It's mainly beans." Li Zhong explained softly from the side: "You can sow whatever you can, and you can harvest it in September."
"Not bad." Shao Xun nodded and praised: "How are people arranged?"
"One household cultivates twenty acres, one team has ten households, and ten teams have one battalion. Now more than one hundred and twenty battalions have been set up, mostly in Yangxia and Chen counties." Li Chong replied: "Before it snows, we will definitely be able to harvest.
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“Isn’t it too late to plant winter wheat?”
"Some that are planted early may be able to do it, but those that are planted late will not. In addition, most of the crops sent from the south of the Yangtze River are rice, corn, and beans, and it may be difficult to find much wheat."
"That's okay." Shao Xun said: "There are many things this year. Before the end of the year, all the refugees who can be resettled will be resettled. Houses, farm tools, draft animals, etc., there are so many things to do. It is really too late. After the spring of next year
, I personally came here to plant millet with everyone."
"As long as the king is here, the people will have hope. From now on, everyone will praise him, his reputation will spread far and wide, and he will be invincible in the world." Li Zhong bowed solemnly and said.
"Oh? Invincible in the world?" Shao Xun asked.
"When he captured his people, he was unable to cultivate the land to support his parents. His parents were frozen and hungry, and his brothers and wives were separated. He drowned his people, and the king went to conquer them. Who can be the enemy of the king?" Li Chong replied.
"Is this what Mencius said to King Hui of Liang?" Shao Xun said with a smile.
Quite fitting!
"The people have worked hard in the fields. Today, when I come here, each person will add five grains of rice to feed the people of the country." Shao Xun ordered again.
Tang Jian quickly ordered the messenger to deliver the order.
The leader of the refugee team and the camp officers who were following Shao Xun from a distance couldn't help but cheered in low voices after hearing this.
Shao Xun turned to look at them and said: "From now on, you are all my compatriots, sharing weal and woe."
When everyone heard this, they didn't know who was taking the lead. A large group of people knelt on the ground and said loudly: "Greetings to the Lord."
This is the ceremony for Chinese people to pay homage to their king.
There is a very clear personal dependence relationship between the monarch and his ministers.
These refugees were resettled without "middlemen" (gentry, powerful people), and became people of the Chen Kingdom who were directly subordinate to Chen Hou Shaoxun. Over time, as people's hearts gradually stabilized, they became a huge force.
At this time, even if he is the governor of a county, he can only mobilize a small part of the county's resources, and he has to discuss and bargain with the various families and their agents (officials, generals and assistants of the county).
If we could get rid of the middlemen and mobilize resources directly, the number would be very considerable.
Although this state of being without middlemen may not last for many years. Sooner or later, multiple classes will be created between the monarch and the people, which will reduce the efficiency of mobilizing resources. But I will only use these decades, right?
We need to increase our efforts and intercept the next batch of grain when it arrives.
Chapter completed!