At the foot of Lingxiao Mountain, buds sprouted from the ground, weaving a thin green carpet.
The mountain stream is gurgling and flowing endlessly. When it reaches the bottom of the mountain, it merges into the creek.
There are lush forests in the mountains, including pines, cypresses, elms, willows, and poplars. It seems to feel the warmth of spring, and the towering trees stretch themselves in the breeze and make pleasant sounds.
This is Lingxiao Mountain in Zhongqiu County, Zhao County. It is the place where the great sage Zhang Jiao founded the Taiping Road. It is also the southern source of the Sang River.
As soon as he entered the mountain, Zhang Bin had many feelings.
He is from Zhongqiu - Zhongqiu is now Neiqiu County. In the Sui Dynasty, his name was changed to avoid Yang Zhong's taboo.
I have great affection for every plant and tree in my hometown.
When he was young, he even visited the old Zhangjiao Village on Lingxiao Mountain.
At that time, the stockade was occupied by a group of bandits and had just been cleared out when he arrived. Unexpectedly, decades later, the stockade was again occupied by a group of defeated soldiers.
This time it was relatively peaceful. Duke Chen brought six thousand soldiers from the right camp with silver spears and thousands of cavalry from the rebel army arrived at the foot of the mountain.
The defeated troops were so frightened that they surrendered directly - we are only a hundred or ten people, why don't we send tens of thousands of cavalry to encircle and suppress us? Isn't it too much?
Zhang Bin stroked the big locust tree in front of Fuzhai and sighed softly.
The high spirits of my youth seem to have stayed here.
"There are mountains and mountains, and the mist is steaming. In summer, it will be green and green, and the cool breeze will blow. Duandi is a good place." Shao Xun pointed to the hillsides, woods, and river valleys far and near, and sighed.
"If the Huns come, they will station their troops here." Hu Wufu said, twirling his beard.
As a sacrificial wine, he is probably the most leisurely person in the shogunate, bar none.
This is a one-size-fits-all position with no specific responsibilities. You can be extremely busy or extremely idle. For Hu Wufuzhi, it is obviously the latter.
"Why did Yan Guo say that?" Shao Xun asked with a smile.
"The old fortress on this mountain has not collapsed. The water is sweet and the soil is alive, which is beneficial for woodcutter." Hu Wufu said: "There are also big trees on the mountain, which can be used for camping. There are also tigers, leopards, deer, rabbits and other wild animals, which can be used for hunting.
All the chiefs are hunting together, how can they not come to herd?"
"Yan Guo has made a lot of progress. Many people have not heard of the term 'Zhu Mu'." Shao Xun praised.
It is true that the Hu people cannot fight without the resident herders.
There are many cavalry, and it is impossible for the war horses to be fed with food. They must be grazed, and they must have a place to graze.
Therefore, sometimes they fought very quickly, coming and going at the speed of lightning. Sometimes they fought very slowly, staying in pasture for a long time to fatten the horses and fatten the cattle and sheep accompanying the army.
Before taking action, the commander-in-chief of the army also likes to discuss the battle plan with the commanders and leaders while deepening their relationship.
Hu Wufuzhi has been really well-informed over the years, and he can actually tell one, two, and three things. It's not easy.
Shao Xun also likes this place very much.
The ancients liked to raise horses in hilly areas. Because horses are animals that like warm and cool climates, the temperatures in the mountains are low, which makes them feel very comfortable.
There are many river valleys in the mountains with lush vegetation, providing drinking water and pasture for horses.
A very important military and horse racing station in the Tang Dynasty, Fanjianmu City, was built in the Luliang Mountains.
On the gentle slope of the hills, the horses are free to play and have a huge amount of activity. Strictly speaking, they are healthier than stable horses (horses raised in stables and fed with food), and their bones and body development are also better.
But these places cannot be effectively used for agricultural cultivation - well, strictly speaking, it is not impossible. If you have sweet potatoes, you can use these mountainous areas.
It cannot be used to grow food, but it can be used for grazing, which improves land use efficiency, although grazing sheep in the mountains is very damaging to the environment.
"Ju Qu Chong." Shao Xun shouted.
"I'm here." Ju Quchong, who was wearing fur, jumped out and said loudly.
"This mountain and the village are given to you," Shao Xun said.
"Thank you Ming Gong for your kindness." Ju Quchong said in surprise.
"How many men, cattle and sheep do you have in your unit?"
"There are 5,000 men and women, 6,200 horses, and 39,000 cattle and sheep."
"A little less." Shao Xun said.
"I ran around in a hurry, lost some, and later snatched some, ate some, and even ran to death..."
"Stop talking." Shao Xun shook his head and laughed.
The population of a tribe probably corresponds to more than ten livestock of different sizes.
In the eighth year of Taikang's reign (287), the Xiongnu governor Dou Yiyuju and others came to surrender, bringing a total of 11,500 people, 22,000 cattle, 105,000 sheep and an unknown number of horses.
The size of livestock is 1:4.77.
Later Japanese people investigated the Ximeng League and found that the number of livestock in the League was 1:4.78.
At the beginning of the 19th century, Tsarist Russia surveyed the Kalmyk Mongolian (Turghut) cattle and sheep ratio in the Volga River Basin and found that the ratio of cattle and sheep was 1:4.1 - the quality of the Volga River grassland was still higher than that of the Mobei grassland.
Pure nomadic tribes are almost at this level. Half-cultivating and semi-pastoral tribes may have more livestock, but not much more, because part of their energy is devoted to farming.
"Is this mountain enough to support your people?" Shao Xun asked again.
"That's enough." Juquchong said: "According to old legend in the clan, it takes more than ten acres of grassland in the north to raise a sheep. If it is a sandy desert, it would take sixty or seventy acres of land to raise a sheep."
In Xiaoshan, you can raise a sheep on about three to five acres of land. It would be better if you can graze on the flat land at the foot of the mountain."
Hu Wufu was shocked when he heard this. Isn't the fucking difference too big?
If grazing is done on the Hebei Plain, wouldn't it be several times or even ten times that of the northern grasslands?
No wonder that after these barbarians entered the Central Plains, none of them wanted to leave. Children were born in litters, household registrations increased, and there were many cattle, horses, and alpacas.
The mountains, shoals, hills, and swamps that the Han people could not use were excellent grazing places for them.
He once saw a river beach where no one was farming. The reason was that every spring the floods flooded, and no farming family could bear it. But after the flood receded, the pasture grew wildly, and the barbarians felt like they had found a treasure. They said that grazing on this river beach would be good for them.
The cows raised taste delicious and produce more milk.
If he hadn't come to Hebei with Mr. Chen, he really wouldn't know what's going on here. It's full of knowledge.
Although Henan and Hebei are only separated by a big river, the customs of Youzhou and Jizhou, where a large number of Hu people have entered, are already different.
Henan is full of neatly groomed wheat fields, orchards, mulberry forests, and vegetable beds.
Hebei also has these, but there are many more different things. Before the Hu people invaded and moved southward, there were more horses and other livestock in Hebei than in Henan, and they were much more.
Perhaps Hebei had earlier contact with the Hu people and had more exchanges. After all, the sudden cavalry for which Emperor Guangwu of the Han Dynasty was famous was recruited in Hebei.
Shao Xun seemed to have seen what Hu Wufu was thinking, and said with a smile: "In Yan State, adapting to local conditions is the most important thing. I had people transplant mulberry seedlings in Henan, with three crops in two years, and rotate millet and wheat, but I didn't let them farm and herd.
Both. But in Hebei, some small changes are needed. Planting millet and wheat in rotation, three crops every two years is a must, but raising more livestock is also a must. Adjust measures to local conditions, remember."
Ju Qu Chong looked at Hu Wufu with a smile, he couldn't put it down for Lingxiao Mountain, and he was even more happy for the river beach and abandoned farmland at the foot of the mountain.
"You just said that for grazing in Lingxiao Mountain, one sheep can be raised on three to five acres of land." Shao Xun looked at Ju Qu Chong and said.
"We need a better place." Juquchong said.
Shao Xun nodded and said: "But if you grow pasture and raise sheep -"
Shao Xun thought for a while, and he didn't know how much alfalfa could be produced per acre in Hebei, so he decided to be conservative: "One or two acres of land can raise a sheep."
"It's not cost-effective, it's better to farm." Juquchong said.
Raising a sheep for one year will produce only twenty or thirty kilograms of meat. Even if one sheep is raised on an acre of land, it is still not as cost-effective as harvesting more than a hundred kilograms of wheat. The account will still be calculated.
Even if you include sheepskin, wool and other income, it is still a little worse than farming.
"Then it's up to you to farm in the farmland below the mountain." Shao Xun said impatiently.
"Raise livestock in the mountains, riverbanks, and wastelands. How to plant farmland and how to arrange fallow farming. I will send people to teach you until you know how to do it."
"I gave you the land, but there is one thing."
"Ming Gong, please speak." Juqu said respectfully.
"Each family's land is used for farming and grazing, and no one is allowed to cross the boundary."
"As commanded."
"You have this village, and others will also have earthen cities to live in. They are not allowed to attack or rob each other."
"As commanded."
"Every three months, we come to Zhongqiu, Bairen, and Fangfang counties to report their respective situations. The county will also send people down to inspect."
"As commanded."
"If you dare to abandon the land and leave, once the county reports it, I will send troops to pursue it. If you are demoted to an official slave, you will bring the blame on yourself, do you understand?"
"clear."
"Drills are conducted twice a year. The shogunate of General Long Xiang sends people to summon them. No one is allowed to disobey. If you need to go on an expedition, you must prepare your own horses and equipment and follow orders."
"As commanded."
Shao Xun nodded with satisfaction.
This was his attempt to integrate and assimilate the Hu tribe.
Since the Later Han Dynasty, there have been too many ills that have been accumulated and have never been cleared up. The governance model since the Later Han Dynasty now seems to be at the end of its rope, and there is an urgent need to explore new ways.
Continuing to act according to the system since the Later Han Dynasty is just another Western Jin Dynasty. It will explode sooner or later. Guo Zuo may not be much longer than the Western Jin Dynasty.
In the past, Cao Mengde tried to solve the problem of the gentry becoming more powerful since the Later Han Dynasty, but failed in the end.
Outside of the gentry, there were more and more issues involving the barbarians that he did not touch at all. He passed this thunder into the hands of the Western Jin Dynasty and eventually exploded.
Now, not only has the thunder of the noble clan not been dismantled by the Cao family and the Sima family, it has a higher yield and a stronger explosion power.
The big thunder of the Hu people has exploded, and now people need to clean up the mess. Otherwise, there will be a second explosion, and even trigger an incredibly powerful ammunition explosion, blowing up the entire north.
In addition to these two major thunderstorms, there are also thunderstorms such as plain talk that harms the country, civil war and military violence, and land annexation. These are all ranked at the back.
No wonder some people say that Cao Wei and the Western Jin Dynasty were both "low-quality" dynasties. They did not take the initiative to solve the problem, but instead delayed the problem, making it worse and worse, and even created new problems, eventually leading to three hundred years of chaos.
"Debt Settlement".
What kind of era is this...
Thinking of this, Shao Xun felt a little unmotivated.
Those who came before us have done evil, and those who come after us will suffer disaster.
In order to reduce trouble, anyone can pick it up at home.
For the sake of stability, all conflicts should be postponed.
In order to be the emperor, I dare to compromise on anything.
At this moment, the victory on the battlefield seemed not so worthy of boasting.
"Yan Guo, please draft an official letter as soon as possible and send it to General Longxiang's shogunate. From now on, these people will be under their control, and the cultivated land and pastures will be divided as soon as possible. Officials will be selected and the list will be submitted to me for review." Shao Xun waved his hand.
said.
"As ordered." Hu Wufu responded.
Not sure if it was an illusion, but he felt that Mr. Chen was a little anxious.
If we win a few more battles and recruit surrenders and rebels, won't the north be unified? Is there anything to be anxious about?
Didn't Cao Wei and other dynasties come here like this? Aren't they all good - well, maybe not so good.
But what other earth-shattering things do you want to do?
Chapter completed!