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Chapter 578 Circle

Outside Xuchang City, the soldiers have been mobilized.
During Sima Que's time, the number of soldiers in Xuchang was 20,000, but in reality there were 17,800.
After several rounds of battles, many Shibing soldiers died or were reorganized into Fuyang soldiers and went to Puyang and Dongping, and their number dropped to ten thousand.
Liu Shan, the commander-in-chief of the army, then began to recruit 5,000 soldiers. Registration was very active, but it took a long time before the number was expanded to 12,000. It would be difficult to increase the number because there were not so many people to recruit.
With no choice but to ask Shao Xun for instructions, he recruited 2,000 people from the Guanxi refugees in Nanyang and brought them to Xuchang together with their families.
We have also "recruited" a thousand dealers from wealthy families in Yingchuan and Chenliu, and they are all here today - there are dozens of households per family, and there are hundreds of dealers. I am a little reluctant to give up, but it is not unacceptable. .
"What is the difference between this land under Xuchang City and the military camp?" Yu Liang, who had just returned to Xuchang, asked with a smile.
The land adjacent to Xuchang City is of course very good and valuable - people living in the city can inspect their own land when they go out. There is nothing better than this.
Starting from King Sima Ji of Qi, he gradually expanded the official land under Xuchang City.
Sima Gai, Sima Yue, Sima Mo, and Sima Que continued their work, and finally cleared out more than 5,000 hectares of fertile soil and distributed it to the sergeants for planting - Wang Mi must be thanked for this.
Strictly speaking, the Xuchang Shibing farmed official land, and the Shibing themselves were tenants with no personal freedom, so Yu Liang was not wrong to say that they were farming troops.
The official fields outside Xuchang City have changed owners several times, and few people have been cultivating it from more than ten years ago. They are either dead or gone.
The dead died everywhere, and the departed were also scattered everywhere. Many were even forced to separate from their relatives, settle down elsewhere, marry wives and have children - such as following Sima Hui to Hebei, following Sima Yue to Yanzhou, or following Gou. Xi went to Qingzhou.
Many years later, if he is lucky enough to be able to return to his hometown, he will find that his wife has remarried someone else with their children - these days, if he does not come back for many years, he is basically dead by default.
In troubled times, one's personal power is too small to drift with the tide.
"How about Yuan Gui taking charge of the field army in Xiping?" asked Yu Zheng, the son of Yu Gun.
"Yuan Zhen asked a good question!" Yu Liang shook his head and sighed, "If you had a choice, who would want to stay in Xiping?"
Yu Zheng and his younger brother Yu Mian looked at each other and laughed.
Who likes to go to a place where birds don't poop? Yuan Gui is so young and has not yet retired to the countryside. I am afraid that he thinks about Xuchang every day and thinks about coming back to live a comfortable life every night instead of hanging out with the clumsy blacksmiths and miners. The peasants and soldiers stayed together.
Yu Liang also wanted to laugh, but finally held back.
The temper that has been tempered for so long is finally different.
Yu Zheng and Yu Mi were also accompanied by a group of scholars' children. After seeing the brothers reminiscing about old times, they all came up to say hello.
Yu Liang responded one by one with a smile, and everyone was taken care of.
Yu Zheng's eyes lit up, Yuan Gui had indeed made progress.
While everyone was chatting, more than ten people came out of the city gate. They glanced at Yu Liang and others first, then without saying anything, they got on their horses and galloped past on the road.
While galloping, he talked and laughed loudly, so high-spirited.
"Huh? Who is this?" Yu Liang took a look and asked.
When did such a group of "arrogant" teenagers come to Xuchang City?
I remember back then, after my sister married Duke Chen, Yu Yuangui’s status in Xuchang City rose rapidly. When the scholars of the same generation gathered together, who wouldn’t say hello to him? Who wouldn’t fawn over him?
Unexpectedly, after leaving for more than a year, some people still don’t recognize Yu Liang.
Yu Zeng took a look and said: "He just moved here from Xiangcheng and Chen County a few years ago. He is a soldier of the government and a son of a general in the Silver Spear Army. He is vulgar and illiterate. He only knows how to wrestle and hunt all day long."
"Didn't you get close to them?" Yu Liang subconsciously felt that this was not good, because it was too distinct.
"I've tried it, but I'm not from the same group." Yu Zheng said: "On March 3, I invited Zuo Sima Chen Yougen's son to a meeting, and he also came. Chen Liangfu's nephew talked with him about music theory, but he didn't know anything about it. I talked with him about "The Book of Changes" "I didn't understand either. Later, I don't know who ridiculed him based on this, and he left in anger. If he invited me again on May 5th, he wouldn't come again."
"At the Spring Society Festival, I'll sit down and talk about it." Yu Mi added: "Wu Qian's grandson was also laughed at and had a fight with one of Zhong's children."
"Why?" Yu Liang asked.
"Laughing at him, the Luoyang dialect came out with the sound of Donghai." Yu Mian didn't say anything, but someone next to him laughed.
Yu Liang's expression changed.
Mr. Chen came to Luoyang thirteen years ago. His Luoyang dialect is relatively good, but there is still a bit of local accent.
A few acquaintances can just laugh about this kind of thing in private, so why do they humiliate them in public?
If Chen Gong knew about it, what would he think?
"Shut up!" Yu Liang scolded the man, his eyes fierce.
The man was startled and felt even more embarrassed. However, remembering Yu Liang's identity, he did not dare to get angry and could only sneer to cover up his unhappiness.
Yu Liang was too lazy to talk to him.
He also noticed that the martial arts disciples under Duke Chen didn't seem to get along with them, and they couldn't even enter basic social situations.
If you are not qualified in elegance, music theory, poetry, calligraphy, metaphysics, etc., how can you be accepted by scholars?
You know, even Liu Cong, a tough guy who can shoot a hard bow, is good at calligraphy, can recite poems and compose poems, and can also talk about music theory with Jin Shang. Otherwise, his trip to Luoyang would have been in vain, because I can't squeeze into the circle at all.
"What do these young men from generals and schools do on weekdays?" Yu Liang asked again.
Everyone looked at each other in shock.
They have been in Xuchang for less than half a year, how do I know what they are doing?
"Wrestling, shooting and hunting." Yu Zheng repeated what he had said before, and further added: "Invite more than ten friends and go hunting in the mountains. After hunting deer and foxes, they sat on the ground, warmed the wine and grilled the meat. The mood became high. Sometimes, they even compete with each other."
"We bumped into them several times in the Qin Tower and Chu Hall." Yu Miao said from the side: "This is the only place where you can run into them."
Yu Zheng glared at his younger brother, thinking he was too talkative.
Yu Liang glanced at his cousin with a half-smile. He also wondered how Yu Zheng knew so much about these boys from generals. He had met them in a brothel.
"Haha." Yu Zeng laughed dryly and said, "These people don't have much money. I invited them a few times and we talked more."
Yu Liang nodded.
Most of the military generals under Chen Gong were Guizhou chieftains before they started their careers. It may be an exaggeration to say that their families are poor, but they really don't have much money.
The family had little land, few servants, and no trace of their background.
The rise of a family cannot be accomplished in one generation.
At three o'clock in the morning, a group of people entered the city.
After politely declining the banquet, Yu Liang first went to the former Fanyang King Sima Hui's Mansion, now the Chen Gong's Mansion.
There were many cars and horses on the street, and they were pouring out in batches. After asking someone about it, it turned out that Mr. Chen was going to Luoyang in the near future, and his treasury was opened. All kinds of equipment and supplies were transported to the military camp outside the city like a stream, and handed over to those who were about to go on the expedition.
Ten thousand soldiers from Xuchang - if nothing else happens, they will leave after the summer sowing.
He recalled what he saw on the road again. Runan, Yingchuan, and Xiangcheng seemed to have mobilized a considerable number of young people. Before, he didn't know where they were heading to gather, but now it was clear: Luoyang.
What is Mr. Chen doing? Yu Liang is a little confused and even more uneasy.
After a round of communication, Yu Liang was quickly led to the mansion.
"Brother." Yu Wenjun waved from a distance and looked at him with a smile.
Yu Liang looked at it quietly and then sighed to himself.
This silly little girl might not know how many women Mr. Chen has outside, so he would be embarrassed to tell her.
But seeing her happy look, Yu Liang couldn't say anything.
"Yuan Gui." Shao Xun glanced at him and said with a smile: "I went to the hotel for more than a year and didn't get beaten up."
Yu Liang blushed.
Mr. Chen still has a sense of propriety and only speaks of him like this in front of his family, otherwise he will really be shameless in seeing others.
Shao Xun was casually wearing a dark coat and was sitting by the pond fishing. After asking Yu Liang to sit down, he said: "When you come back, you will rest for a few days, and then you will go to Beijing with me."
"Okay." Yu Liang no longer acted arrogantly in front of his friends, and sat respectfully on the bed.
Yu Wenjun covered his mouth and snickered.
A while ago, my husband complained to him about the way the scholars behaved, and judging from his appearance, he was more obedient than the generals of the Silver Spear Army.
"Is Xuchang okay?" Shao Xun, who was fishing, suddenly asked.
Yu Liang was startled. He didn't know why his brother-in-law asked this, so he could only reply: "It's okay."
"I think it's just average." Shao Xun said.
Yu Liang didn't know why.
"After you go to Luoyang, you can find a way to find people from the Shaofu, and then take them to Junyi to plan the city site."
"Ming Gong wants to move the rule to another place?"
Shao Xun hummed.
"Building a new city costs a lot of money." Yu Liang murmured.
After a lot of bad work in Runan, he finally knew that over-exploitation would trigger a civil uprising. Now that the treasury is empty and all the money and food have been used to fight the war, how can there be any left to build a new city?
"I don't need to pay." Shao Xun said: "Henan people don't pay, but Hebei people are very willing to pay."
Yu Liang suddenly understood, but at the same time he was speechless and even a little depressed.
When he settled the hotel business with Jijiu Fangyang and returned to Xuchang with great joy, he never imagined that he would be sent out again soon.
"Brother, this is an important task. Many people ask for it, but they can't get it." Yu Wenjun said from the side.
Yu Liang glared at his sister.
After I got my husband, I actually taught my brother a lesson.
But he was also relieved.
This is indeed a hard and tiring job, but it is also a job that shows his face. Needless to mention the credit for doing it well, it may leave a significant mark in the history books of future generations, which is still very attractive to him.
However, this is far away from the powerful and governing party that he likes.
Although supervising the construction of a new city is more important, to put it bluntly, it is still a "general job" and is not a noble job.
But he didn't have the courage to question Shao Xun's order.
Ever since Guang Chengze took charge of the prisoner camp, he was accustomed to accepting orders from his brother-in-law and doing one trivial and meticulous thing after another, alas.
"When you go to Luoyang, take all your family soldiers with you." Shao Xun ordered again.
Chapter completed!
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