Unconsciously, the Yongjia era has reached its eighth year.
The first month of the eighth year of Yongjia (314) passed by in a flash.
Before the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, basically nothing happened.
After fifteen years, Shao Xun did three things.
First, he received the Kansai scholars headed by Wei Fu and had a banquet with them. During the dinner, the guests and hosts enjoyed themselves and the atmosphere was harmonious.
In this era of great strife, everyone is involved in the historical tide, either actively or passively flopping in it.
The Kansai scholars are disappointed with the status quo and very much hope for change.
Under Wei Fu's vigorous propaganda, Shao Xun was the focus of their investigation.
Yes, the king chooses his ministers, and the ministers choose their king. The choice is two-way.
If the whole of Kansai is regarded as a company, these powerful scholars and barbarian chiefs are the shareholders of the company, large and small.
They provide the company with cash flow (food and grass) and are the backbone of the company's business. Now they need to cooperate with external capital, introduce strategic investors, and improve the company's operating status, so they need to be carefully inspected.
If external investors can't do it, they might as well accept Liu Han's hostile merger. Anyway, after the merger is completed, they will still be shareholders, but their rights and interests will be somewhat damaged.
This is the style of the times, which is different from the characteristics of the Tang, Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties.
The whole inspection process went quite smoothly, at least on the surface it looked good.
Shao Xun is not too anxious. This is just the initial contact between the two parties, and it is not time to place a bet yet.
The second thing is to convene a gathering of officials from Pingdong, Longxiang and Jungong.
Shao Xun did not announce this year’s strategic direction at the meeting, but only asked everyone to consolidate the fundamentals.
In particular, the restoration of mulberry and hemp cultivation, the repair of water conservancy facilities, the promotion of the two-year and three-crop farming system, etc., are top priorities.
When fighting a war, we fight for logistics, and we fight for money and food. There is no doubt about this.
After the meeting, he held a small meeting with scholars from Yandong to comfort them.
When the Xiongnu cavalry went south to plunder, there were not many directions to choose from, mainly Dongping and Jibei.
You asked Shi Le to cross the river from Puyang, and he was terrified. The place was sparsely populated, and food was hard to find after crossing south. The mobility of the cavalry was greatly reduced, and several major ferry crossings were guarded by large armies. Although it was possible to build pontoon bridges across the river from small crossings,
But overall the logistics are still difficult. It’s not impossible to try, but the risk is greater than crossing the river from Jibei.
Therefore, Yandong endured everything in the end.
Shao Xun distributed rewards to the Yandong scholars who had recently entered the shogunate, trying to appease them.
The third thing is related to martial arts.
Starting from the fourth year of Yongjia (310), the eighth to tenth classes of Liangxian martial arts were all students from Luoyang. Last year, the eleventh class recruited students from Dongping.
Considering that it had been established for ten years, a group of martial arts students who had been studying for ten years were transferred out and went to Xuchang to prepare for the martial arts school.
In other words, after the preparations for the Xuchang Martial Arts School are completed this year, there will be two martial arts schools existing at the same time.
After five years, three to four hundred martial arts students can be transported into the army and officialdom every year.
Another batch of martial arts students graduated this year.
They were students of the seventh class of Yecheng who enrolled in February of the third year of Yongjia (309).
Some of them actually entered the Yinqian Right Camp in advance at the end of last year to replenish battle losses.
About 3,000 new recruits were recruited, of which more than 500 were recruited into the Silver Spear Right Battalion, 1,200 were organized into the 25th and 26th Buildings of the Silver Spear Army, and 1,200 were organized into the Black Gun Army.
As a result, the Silver Spear left camp and the right camp each have ten buildings with 6,000 people. Buildings 21-26 will continue to drill and train. When the time is right, they will be organized into the Silver Spear center camp.
The Heiji Army now has six buildings and 3,600 people, and will be transferred south in February.
As a result, the number of soldiers recruited by Shao Xun's regime has reached nearly 20,000.
When it comes to recruiting troops, Shi Le may only have a small number of close troops who can compete with him, but Liu Cong has quite a few. After all, it is a regular court, but it is hard to say whether they are willing to join the battlefield in Henan and help Shi Le solve his problems.
If the financial situation improves this year (more money can be obtained), the first task is to recruit all the volunteers. Now they have to herd their own cattle and cut their own grass. Just like the original Silver Spear Army, they need to take care of their own.
Vegetable borders and orchards can solve part of the expenses.
In addition to recruiting troops, there are also a large number of field troops.
This kind of soldier is no different from the ordinary soldiers. They support themselves. If the superiors do not give you money, you have to provide money to support the superiors. After going into battle, you have to work hard. You may not get a pension if you die, and you may not get a reward if you win. The family will lose to you.
Swallowing the bitter pill means losing personal freedom...
In fact, this has been the current situation of most armies since the Han and Wei dynasties.
After completing these three things, it was already the eve of the Spring Club. Shao Xun received the news and hurried to the Cao Mansion.
Cao Yin, the governor of Jiyang, who was a minister in the Yanzhou shogunate, personally went out to greet him: "Ming Gong."
"What's wrong?" Shao Xun stepped in and asked in a low voice.
"Brother." The third brother, Shao Fan, and his wife, Cao, attended the ceremony together.
After Shao Xun returned the gift, he continued to move forward.
Cao Yin took a few steps to catch up and said, "It's not going to work. I haven't eaten for three days. I'm afraid I'm dying now."
Shao Xun nodded solemnly and quickly arrived at Cao Fu's bedroom.
There was a medicinal aroma in the room, which seemed to be mixed with a strange smell.
People who have been on the sick bed for a long time have many inconveniences, and this is what happens after a long time.
Shao Xun walked gently to the couch and sat down. Looking at Cao Fu who was out of shape, he sighed: "Mr. Cao, I'm here to see you."
When Cao Fu heard the voice, he turned his head slightly, his eyes were blurred, and he seemed to be not very clear-headed anymore.
"Quan Zhong, run away. Meng Chao is Meng Jiu's biological brother, and he won't let you go." Cao Fu said intermittently: "Sikong has a cold temperament. I will help you explain it today. It's hard to say whether it will work or not.
"
Shao Xun was shocked. It turned out that what happened back then had such twists and turns.
He gently held Cao Fu's hand and said, "Brothers Cao Gong, Meng Jiu, and Meng Chao are all dead."
"Dead..." Cao Fu muttered a few words: "Dead, he is indeed dead, and Sikong has also run away. Quanzhong, you can't be confused. If you control Luoyang now, the emperor will return from Yecheng, and Sikong will go to Xuzhou
Call in all the troops and horses, I can't protect you."
Shao Xun was silent for a moment and said: "I have welcomed the emperor back to Luoyang, and the emperor praised me as a 'hero who supports heaven and protects me'."
"You are really naughty, Sikong will hate you to death." When Cao Fu heard this, a look of relief appeared on his face.
"Sikong is gone too," Shao Xun said.
Cao Fu's eyes focused slightly. He seemed to understand something and remained silent for a long time.
Not long after, a few tears fell from the corner of his eyes, and he said: "Yuan Chao, you are a member of the clan. If you want to achieve your great ambitions, you can only find me as the mastermind."
Shao Xun looked at him silently.
"If you succeed in the future, you can find Wang Yifu as military commander. He is more famous than me."
"Hejian Wang Yong uses the Hejian Guan clan, Chengdu Wang Ying uses the Chengdu old people, Yuan Chao, you don't need Quanzhong, do you want to use an outsider?"
"Quan Zhong is under the care of the princess, so he naturally serves diligently. Yuan Chao, you want to ruin the general because of rumors?"
…
After Cao Fu finished speaking incoherently, he seemed to have exhausted all his strength and lay there motionless.
Shao Xun waited quietly.
Most of the Xianzi people voluntarily quit because what Cao Fu said was too scary and they didn't dare to listen.
Xiaohong was still in the house, her eyes were red and swollen.
Sometimes, people's feelings are difficult to understand.
It is difficult for Shao Xun to understand Cao Fu's attitude towards Xiao Hong, and also difficult to understand Xiao Hong's feelings for Cao Fu. He can only say that he still doesn't quite understand this era, even though he has lived here for many years.
A violent cough sounded.
Xiao Hong suddenly raised her head, and Cao Yin subconsciously took two steps closer.
Shao Fan held his wife's hand to express comfort.
Shao Xun looked at Cao Fu and asked, "Do you have any unfulfilled wishes, sir? If so, I will definitely agree to it if it can be achieved."
Cao Fu opened his eyes again, this time he seemed much more awake.
He stared at Shao Xun for a long time and said softly: "Quan Zhong, come closer, I can't see you clearly."
Shao Xun came closer.
Cao Fu stretched out his skinny hand, gently touched Shao Xun's arm, and said: "Before I leave, if I can see you again, I must be the one who loves the gods."
"Does Mr. Cao have any unfulfilled wishes?" Shao Xun asked again.
Cao Fu looked at his eldest grandson Cao Yin.
Cao Yin came over and said, "Ah Weng."
Cao Fu looked at the table next to the couch again.
Cao Yin reached out and took out a few letters on the desk.
"In my life, I have been full of great ambitions, filled with righteous indignation, sad and despairing..." Cao Fu said softly: "In the end, I ended up doing nothing."
After saying that, he looked at Shao Xun again and said, "You are different."
Shao Xun looked at him silently.
"Don't be anxious, really don't be anxious, there will be a chance..." Cao Fu's voice became lower and lower, as if he was talking to himself or admonishing something.
After a long time, he tremblingly grabbed Changsun's hand and put it into Shao Xun's hand.
Shao Xun nodded and said: "Don't worry, Mr. Cao, I will take care of you."
Cao Fu seemed to have used up the last bit of strength, his hands hung down feebly, and he fell into a deep sleep.
Shao Xun looked at the letter in Cao Yin's hand.
Cao Yin explained: "This is a letter written by my father-in-law to the Chenliu Cao clan and the old Xiahou clan of Qiao Kingdom."
"Since it's not for me, then I won't read it." Shao Xun said, "Please stay with your Aweng, he will only be here for a day or two."
"Yes." Cao Yin responded with his eyes red.
Shao Xun patted his shoulder and left the bedroom.
Another old friend is about to leave.
He had a lot of respect for this old man who had helped him a lot.
People from the previous era are gradually leaving the stage.
And he still has to move on.
Nanyang is his next stop. After passing there, the sea and the sky will be brighter.
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Chapter completed!