Jinguyuan has become a command center.
In the past two months, more and more people have come in and out of the house, and their status has become higher and higher.
The Zhongwu Army has slowly grown to more than 4,000 men. The extra men are the powerful sons of Henan counties and counties, and they are scattered into various teams and trained intensively.
The 6,000 men of the Silver Spear Right Battalion were also stationed near Jingu Garden and practiced regularly.
Ten days ago, five thousand soldiers from Xuchang arrived.
Five days ago, five thousand garrison troops arrived.
Three days ago, the Zhongwu Army, led by Shao Shen, left Jinguyuan and returned to Yiyang to continue training.
At this point, the number of troops still remaining in Jinguyuan has dropped to 16,000. When they are dispatched will be the real point of this war.
But at least so far, Shao Xun seems to have no intention of making a big move.
Perhaps it was because the places where the Four Battles were fought were divided and guarded, and there were not enough troops.
Perhaps the enemy has not been fully mobilized and the time is not ripe.
Maybe he has an ulterior motive.
In short, he lay leisurely in the bamboo forest of Jingu Garden, practicing martial arts, reading, handling official duties, and micro-managing the front line.
Occasionally, he would also meet with outsiders.
"The newly resettled people will be given thirty acres of land per family, and at least one horse will be raised for me." Shao Xun drew a few squares on the ground with tree branches to represent the fields, and said: "The people only need to use part of their fields for farming.
The leguminous grass is more than enough to raise a horse. I don’t care what I grow for the rest, and I don’t ask them to collect taxes.”
After drawing the square, Shao Xun drew a horse inside.
Well, it's not so much a horse as it is like a cartoon version of a donkey. Moreover, when he was drawing the horse, he was still thinking about raising cows, so he subconsciously drew two horns on the horse's head.
There was a "puff" sound from the other side.
The green skirt dragged on the ground, shaking slightly with the owner's laughter.
There are some beautiful flowers embroidered on the lower edge of the skirt, which is particularly attractive.
Shao Xun put down the branch and smiled awkwardly.
He also noticed that Wang Huifeng's clothes seemed to have changed.
When I saw her before, she was always dressed in plain clothes without any decorations.
This time when I came to meet her, her dress became much more "vivid".
What does this mean? Shao Xun was thoughtful and enlightened.
But he pretended not to see it. After laughing, his face showed a look of relief and said: "Actually, one acre of land on the grassland cannot raise many livestock, but in Henan, which is surrounded by fertile soil, one acre of land is completely planted with leguminous grass.
With careful management, the hay harvest every year is several times that of the grassland. Even if they use ten acres of land to plant grass, it is enough to raise two horses. Now they only need one horse, and the remaining land can be used to raise another cow or several other horses.
Sheep. In this way, people's lives will not only not be too tight, but will also be improved."
In fact, there is a flaw in what he said.
There is really no big problem with normal execution, but what if the horse dies? What should I do?
Theoretically speaking, this is a horse fostered by the government in people's homes. The ownership belongs to the government. Should compensation be paid if it dies?
You will definitely have to pay for it. This is no small burden, and there is no insurance these days.
Of course, if we ignore the blood and tears of individual families and focus on the overall situation, this policy can indeed be implemented. After all, the vast majority of horses will not die of illness, and most families will still benefit from it.
During the Han Dynasty and the Tang Dynasty, with the encouragement of the government, many households raised horses. The former were exempted from taxes, while the latter were purchased by the government at high prices. They both raised huge herds of horses in the Central Plains.
Especially in the Tang Dynasty, the density of one post station every thirty miles was higher than that since the Han and Jin Dynasties, requiring a large number of horses.
The country also maintains about 160,000 cavalry or mounted infantry, which is also the largest number among all dynasties.
At its peak, there were 700,000 to 800,000 horses, which put the grassland tribes to shame.
In fact, it all depends on policy and execution.
Households in the Northern Song Dynasty were unable to raise horses because the government did not treat the common people as human beings. The common people in the Northern Song Dynasty were much poorer than those in the Han and Tang Dynasties. After all, the price of salt they ate was more than ten times that of the Tang Dynasty, and the tax burden was even higher than in the Five Dynasties.
continues to increase on a national basis.
"Ma Zheng's matter is not that simple, isn't it?" Wang Huifeng thought for a while and asked.
"It's not that simple, so you have to help me." Shao Xun said sincerely: "With horses, I can defeat the Huns and restore peace to the world. After the war subsides, the people will be happy, their families will have enough food, and the elderly will have something to do.
Support, the child will grow strong and strong, this is enough for my wish."
Wang Huifeng was a little lost in thought.
"I want to fight, and I don't have enough energy to take care of the rear." Shao Xun observed his words and continued: "If you don't help me, the big thing will be over."
Wang Huifeng did not answer, but asked: "How can a woman like me be worthy of such a big event?"
"If you can't afford it, what will those people who don't do it like this say?" Shao Xun looked into Wang Huifeng's eyes and said, "For many years, I have never seen a woman as smart as you."
Wang Huifeng looked away from him and changed the subject: "My father sent me here because he wanted to tell me some news about Bingzhou."
After speaking, she took out a stack of papers, looked at the top one, and said: "For several months, the situation in Guanzhong and Bingzhou has been here."
"Really?" Shao Xun said happily.
Wang Huifeng nodded, then took out the piece of paper and was about to hand it over.
Shao Xun didn't seem to notice her movements, his eyes were completely attracted by the piece of paper. He frowned, stood up and sat next to Wang Huifeng, took the paper naturally, and started reading.
Wang Huifeng stiffened and was about to move to the other side of the stone bench when he heard Shao Xun ask: "How did you get the inside story of the Battle of Huangbaicheng? Is it really so?"
Wang Huifeng calmed down, stopped, turned and looked over, and said: "It was all mentioned in the letters between my father and his friends, students, and old officials. I confirmed it with each other and extracted it from it. Whatever I can write here will be fine."
"
Wang Yan’s disciples had old officials, old friends and acquaintances all over the world, and many letters were exchanged.
Wang Huifeng extracted pieces of useful information from his father's letters and then confirmed them with each other.
Information that can be cross-confirmed is listed separately as reliable information.
Those that were somewhat contradictory were listed separately. She then combined various information to make her own guesses, and wrote the results of her guesses aside.
This intelligence refining ability is really strong, and the intelligence sources are also very powerful. A lot of inside information cannot be collected by sending caravans or opening shops, because the level is not enough.
Lao Deng is really powerful, famous enough, and has a strong ability to obtain information.
"That's it." Shao Xun nodded and continued to look.
Wang Huifeng calmed down and handed him another piece of paper after he finished reading.
"The calligraphy is really good." Shao Xun praised: "If you have time, can you teach me how to practice calligraphy?"
"I'm not good at regular script." Wang Huifeng shook his head.
Not good at it? Not necessarily. I just subconsciously avoid suspicion.
"Oh." Shao Xun nodded disappointedly.
Seeing his expression, Wang Huifeng felt complicated and felt a little conflicted for a moment.
"Do you think the Xiongnu and Xianbei are fighting again?" Shao Xun suddenly asked.
Wang Huifeng woke up suddenly, and after regaining his composure, he explained: "Liu Cong withdrew more than 10,000 troops from Guanzhong, levied 30,000 troops from Hedong and Pingyang, and also levied more than 40,000 barbarians from Hexi (Hetao Grassland).
The cavalry did not send troops to Hanoi and Hebei, but they obviously went to Jinyang. In fact, it was June when I wrote this article. In early July, my father wrote letters to the Yang family in Hongnong, which was an old acquaintance, and it was confirmed that Liu Cong went north.
It’s Xihe.”
Awesome, awesome! Shao Xun couldn't help but admire him.
At the same time, he also thought, did his staff also exchange letters with relatives, friends, and students from other parties and disclose internal information? Is it almost inevitable?
The relationships between aristocratic families are complex, with generations of people married to each other, relatives, friends, disciples, former officials, and officials in various parties. There is no need to deliberately reveal it. An unconscious sentence when writing a letter will often be interpreted by someone who is interested and useful information can be obtained.
This is what Wang Huifeng did.
Wang Yan is a famous person in the world, and his source of information is unparalleled by others. But Lao Deng actually guarded against me and did not tell me a lot of information.
Thinking of this, he glanced at Wang Huifeng, unaware that Wang Huifeng was also looking at him...
Shao Xun continued to read the information as if he was unaware, and said: "No wonder Liu Han has not sent his army south. It turns out that they have a lot of troubles. It seems that the time is ripe to send troops."
Wang Huifeng was originally in a confused mood. When he heard the word "send troops", he was startled and subconsciously said: "Isn't it a bit risky?"
"How can there be no risk in fighting?" Shao Xun shook his head and said: "Furthermore, when all the battalions are gathered together, people eat horse chews, which is not a small sum. Every day, thousands of dendrobiums of grain and grass are consumed, which is very expensive.
Big."
"Furthermore, in order to bring peace to the world and make the people live and work in peace and contentment, why should I risk my life?"
"You can help me, which greatly increases my chances of winning. When the people of the world hear about it, they will also praise your virtuous name."
Wang Huifeng remained silent.
In the past, she liked talking to Shao Xun about how the people's lives were going after the world was at peace, but today she was a little silent.
Shao Xun looked up at the sky and said in surprise: "Unknowingly, it's already the You hour."
After saying that, he looked at Wang Huifeng and said with a smile: "You have worked hard today. I will go to the garden to pick some vegetables and make you a delicious treat."
Wang Huifeng suddenly raised his head and said: "There is no need for this, I will leave now. If you have any questions, you can send someone to Luoyang to deliver the letter, and I will answer it."
"That's fine." Shao Xun forced a smile and said, "It's just a bit regretful. I only have a few thousand soldiers. After the expedition, if I encounter Shi Le's tens of thousands of cavalry, the whole army will be wiped out if I make a mistake. I'm afraid I won't have the chance to repay
you."
"I don't need to repay you." Wang Huifeng shook his head first, then looked at Shao Xun and said seriously: "Ming Gong has a heavy responsibility, so he shouldn't go on a personal expedition anymore."
"The right battalion of Silver Spear is not as good as the left battalion. Their skills are acceptable, but they lack battle experience. I have to take it personally to boost morale. After they are trained, they can be handed over to others." Shao Xun said: "Furthermore,
, For the great cause of the world and for the people to live in peace, the soldiers are all fighting hard, how can I sit at the back? If I kill one more thief, I can clean up the world faster and restore the world to what it should be."
Wang Huifeng was speechless.
Shao Xun looked at her face and asked quietly: "Do you still remember the social day poem I wrote?"
"When the wine is ripe, we welcome each other, and every village celebrates a happy new year." Wang Huifeng thought softly: "Will there ever be such a day?"
"There will be." Shao Xun affirmed: "You have to help me. We will see that day together."
Wang Huifeng lowered his head.
"By the way, I heard that you are familiar with the geographical records. You might as well explain to me in detail whether it is better to build the city at Fangtou or Liyang." Shao Xun seemed to suddenly remember this matter and said.
Wang Huifeng was about to speak but stopped.
In fact, through previous conversations and reading some official correspondence from the Xuchang shogunate, she knew very well where Chen Gong would build the city.
However, she seems to prefer not to know.
She was even more frightened. She felt that she had stepped on the edge of the swamp. If she took another step forward, she would slowly sink in and be swallowed up unknowingly.
"It's an urgent matter." Shao Xun said with a serious face: "Eat first, and explain it to me after dinner."
Wang Huifeng was silent for a long time, then responded softly: "Yes."
The sun was setting in the west, and the bright red sunset reflected on her face, which was very moving.
"Fangtou is across the river from Puyang, and is less than 200 miles away from Yecheng. If we build a city here, there will be great potential." Shao Xun's voice continued to come: "But Liyang is also very important, I am convinced.
Difficult to decide..."
Listening to Shao Xun's clumsy words, Wang Huifeng suddenly wanted to laugh for some reason.
However, her steps became much lighter, as if a huge weight had been lifted off her shoulders.
Of course we have to build a city in Fangtou, what else can we say?
Chapter completed!