At the time when grain and wheat were yellow in Henan, Yu Mi crossed the Yellow River from Fangtou to the south, arrived at Puyang, and stayed in the countryside for the night.
Also traveling south with him were Guangping Yousui and Shaoxun's student from Liangjun named Zhanping.
Each of the three men brought more than ten followers, all equipped with bows and horses.
There were even seven or eight Hu Qi with tall noses and deep eyes in the team, which looked quite scary and made people wonder if they were Huns bandits who went south to spy.
However, people from Dongyan County and Xuting Longxiang Mansion came over to take a look, and then nothing more happened. Apparently there was no problem.
The farmer who stayed with them had collected several bolts of silk, so he killed a sheep that was going to be sold in the winter and entertained everyone.
Yu Mi was sitting in the yard enjoying the cool air, looking at the steaming clay pot, and asked, "How long does it take for the Zhang family to live long?"
"Fifty-six." The old man took a wooden spoon and stirred it back and forth in this earthen jar while taking care of several other earthen jars.
"How many years have you been in this village?" Yu Mian asked.
"Two years."
Yu Mian calculated that it was almost after the construction of Fangtou City was completed. He suddenly felt that once the city was built, the western half of Puyang was as safe as a mountain, and the Huns no longer dared to go south to plunder wantonly.
"Puyang people?"
"People from Xingyang. There was trouble with the Huns over there, so they came here."
Yu Mian was a little curious and asked: "There are still people with single families in Xingyang?"
The old man trembled when he heard the words and said: "Yes, just a few."
"Don't worry, Mr. Zang." Yu Miao smiled and said, "It's just a casual question. I won't sue the officials."
Hearing the word "suing an official", the old man suddenly became hardened and said, "Dongyan County has banned us from registering. I'm not afraid of suing the official."
"I see." Yu Mi laughed and said, "I don't think the wealthy people in Xingyang would dare to extend their hands to the Liang Kingdom."
He knew very well that the old man's family were definitely runaway slaves from a certain manor, Wubao. He didn't want to continue being villagers, so he ran to Dongyan County, Puyang County, Liang State next door.
Liang Gong has a long-term policy of gathering and resettling the refugees. No matter where they come from, they will all be given land and houses, and the people will be organized into households.
In addition, the "Hun thieves" in Xingyang should be true. After all, half of Ji County is still in the hands of the Huns. From time to time, thieves sneak over to spy on the military situation. When there are more people, they will burn, kill and loot.
The work is similar to that of the capture army, except that one is capturing people, and the other is purely killing.
In such a context, it is very dangerous for a single family to survive alone, and it must rely on collective strength to survive, so this family must be a banker of a wealthy family.
Yu Mian was a little curious. If he continued like this, would more Zhuangke slaves escape?
"Officer, the mutton is ready." After a while, the old man filled a wooden bowl with some mutton and handed it to Yu Mi respectfully.
Yu Mi took it and took two bites. He thought it tasted good and was immediately amazed.
He stayed in Shangdang for a long time and felt that the Jie people had really lost so many good cattle and sheep. He couldn't take care of the cattle and sheep, and the food was so unpalatable that it was worse than the country village where he stayed.
The old man's son brought a big bamboo gong filled with baked Hu cakes.
"You're not going to eat up all your family's grain reserves, are you?" Yu Mian picked up a Hu cake and asked with a smile.
"Mr. Chen has not collected taxes in Puyang in the past two years, and he still has food." The old man said with a smile.
"Now it is Liang Gong, not Chen Gong. The five counties of Puyang are also part of the Liang Kingdom." Yu Mian corrected.
The old man was stunned.
No wonder the official mentioned "Liang Kingdom" just now. It turns out that they are already Liang people? Are the people in Xingyang County next door still Jin people? Are the Liang people Jin people? He can't figure it out.
"This cake is good. Did you walk in the oil?" Yu Miao found that the cake he was eating was deep-fried with water, and it was light green in color. The ordinary entourage and the guards had not fried it.
"Yes." The old man replied.
"Grown at home?" Yu Miao asked.
"I collected the water seeds at home." The old man said, "There is an oilman from Xuchang in the village who has opened a shop and specializes in pressing oil. Just exchange the water seeds with him for oil."
"Have you ever eaten alfalfa before?"
"I have eaten it. It tastes terrible and no one likes it." The old man shook his head and said, "I can only use it to light lamps, and women sometimes use it to hold their hair."
Yu Mian was stunned for a moment, then nodded.
Even though Yu Mi and his brother Yu Zhi were both descended from Yu Gun's first wife, Xun, they acted like young masters when they met the scholars in Xuchang, but he was not actually born into a wealthy family.
When he was young, he followed his father to build a dock in the Linlu Mountains of Jijun and farm for himself. His father (Yu Gun) set an example and insisted on cultivating the fields, and even ate the same food as the Bao households, so even Yu Mi and his brothers could not live up to the standard.
What a good day.
It is common to have a simple diet and coarse linen clothes, and there are many calluses on the hands, which are the traces left by farming.
However, scholars are scholars. After returning to Xuchang, their father continued to live in seclusion. They did not want to waste time, so they took advantage of the family's success and entered official careers, not wanting to be "second generation hermits".
Yu Mi also planted perilla and perilla, and the oil extracted from the oil was indeed not delicious - not to mention that poor people eat everything. Unless they are about to starve to death, they really don't want to try some things.
When he was in Xuchang, he heard that Liang Gong brought a group of Shaofu craftsmen from Luoyang to promote the method of extracting and filtering oil from the palace. Now several years have passed, and it seems that many craftsmen and apprentices have been trained. Gradually, in Xuchang,
Luoyang was the center and spread outward.
This is a good thing!
There is obviously a good way to extract oil, but it has to be hidden in the palace and in the manor of a wealthy family. It is really meaningless if it is not promoted. As a result, he did not even have oil to eat in Linlu Mountain.
Well, what Yu Mi said was a bit betraying his ass, but who made their brothers have such a hard time when they were young? They first built a Wubao in Yushan, and then ran away to Jijun to farm. They were really homeless.
Following his father who liked to live in seclusion, he did not enjoy the blessings of a wealthy family, but suffered the hardships of war. Now he has returned to the Yu family and became a noble son, but he may never forget his experiences before he was twenty until his death.
After serving the cakes, the old man's son took his wife to a corner of the courtyard and began to take care of the livestock.
Three sheep and a small calf were all he had.
Yu Mi looked at it, was a little surprised, and asked: "How many cattle are there in Puyang? Although Yuzhou has been in peace for several years, there is a serious shortage of cattle for farming. Several families often share one, but Zhan Weng can raise one. It is not easy."
The old man looked back and said sheepishly: "I still have to find someone to train me, but I can't help now. This cow is cheap. I bought it from a barbarian. It was very skinny when I first bought it, and it took me a long time to raise it. It is also cheap.
A few bags of grains will be enough."
"What kind of barbarian sells cattle?" Yu Mi asked.
The old man glanced at the few knights from the Shangdang sitting at the door and whispered: "They are just that kind of people."
Yu Mian understood and said with a smile: "They must be barbarians who came south from Youzhou."
Now it makes sense.
I heard that when Liang Gong went south, he brought with him 20,000 people from Xianbei Duanmobo, 5,000 people from Wuhuansu, Shuyan, and more than 10,000 people from Jie.
These tens of thousands of barbarians have a large number of cattle, sheep and horses. Calculating the number, the total number of large and small miscellaneous animals may not be less than 500,000.
When heading south, the strong ones followed Liang Gong first, while the old and weak ones walked a little slower, grazing as they went.
Fortunately, it was almost summer, the pasture was growing well, and there were large open spaces in Hebei. Under the coordination of the government, it was not a big problem to nibble on the owned and unowned grassland, and no one would come to cause trouble - grass is also a resource.
But for such a long journey, walking is also a bit hasty, and it is inevitable for livestock to lose a lot of fat.
What should I do? I can only sell it at a low price. It is always good to exchange it for some food and daily necessities.
The old man said that it was really cheap to exchange a few bags of grain for a calf. Find someone to train it well, and it will be put to use when it grows up, and it will definitely be able to harvest more grain.
In addition, Yu Miao was keenly aware that so many livestock poured into Liang State, allowing the people who had been stable for several years to buy them at very cheap prices. This actually greatly improved Liang State's agriculture.
From now on, these ten counties will become more and more prosperous, their household registration will gradually increase, and Liang Gong will become more and more confident in front of the scholars.
What is this? This is the foundation!
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After resting for a night in Dongyan, a group of dozens of riders hit the road again and arrived in Bianliang on the last day of July.
Shao Xun was in the south of the city inspecting the training of soldiers in the Yinqiang camp. After hearing the news, he immediately invited Yu Miao and others over.
After a while, Liu Ye was called over again.
Liu Ye, who had a big belly, had red eyes as soon as he saw those Jie people.
The leader was a heroic young man. When he saw Liu Ye, he knelt down and cried, "Auntie."
Liu Yena kept wiping his tears and quickly helped his nephew up. After looking at him carefully, he said, "We haven't seen him for three years, and he has grown up again."
The young man stood up and stood respectfully beside Liu Ye, forgetting to salute Shao Xun.
After Yu Mi coughed, he suddenly understood and saluted quickly.
Shao Xun returned the gift.
He had heard from Liu Ye that his brother Liu Runzhong's wife had died young and she had brought up their children. When he saw this, he had a plan in mind.
However, he still encouraged Yu Mian first and said: "Yuandu, it's not easy to go to the party for several months, isn't it?"
"It's difficult to walk on the road." Yu Mian sighed: "Hiding and hiding has delayed us for a lot of time. It's okay with Shangdang. If we hide in the tribe and don't show up, there will be no serious problems."
Shao Xun groaned and understood.
For several months, no one reported anything, which shows that the Xiongnu's control over the Shangdang tribes was very loose. There may be officials such as military supervisors in the tribe, but they failed to open up the situation.
"What did Liu Runzhong say?" Shao Xun glanced at the young man named Liu Zhao and asked.
"General Liu has made up his mind, but he still needs to wait for the opportunity." Yu Mi replied.
"What time?"
"After the war in Hebei ended, Liu Yao retreated to Huguan (county), and withdrew the four guards of Yewang's East Palace to the north, along with his own troops and Zhao Gu's troops, a total of 15,000 cavalry, at Huguan, on the way up
The Dang area is engaged in farming and herding." Yu Mi said: "But General Liu's troops are in the Xuans, Gao
The area around the capital is mixed with several Wuhuan tribes. Thousands of people from Zhao Gu's tribe also retreated here and farmed in the mountain valleys. What they were worried about was Liu Yao sending troops south to attack Zhao Gu's tribe. On the other hand,
Liu Ya is still here in Hanoi, but even if he wants to return to his rightful ways, he has nowhere to go."
In fact, Shangdang during the Jin Dynasty was relatively large, and roughly included the two prefecture-level cities of Jincheng and Changzhi in later generations.
From a topographic point of view, these are actually two basins, and it is normal to divide them into two basins. Not only was this the case in later generations, but after the end of the Southern and Northern Dynasties, it was divided into Zezhou (Jincheng) and Luzhou (Changzhi) during the Sui and Tang Dynasties.
The two basins are separated by mountains and connected by Guancheng and Yi Road. The Jincheng Basin is connected to Hanoi and Jijun through Taihangxing and Baixing.
Liu Yaotun was in the Changzhi Basin, Liu Runzhong was in the Jincheng Basin, and to the south of the Jincheng Basin was the Han Anxi general Liu Ya.
After many contacts, Shao Xun felt that Liu Runzhong should be relatively indecisive. He would only take refuge when the situation is clear and the danger is very small. But the question is, when it comes to that, how valuable is your refuge?
"Where did Zhao Gu go?" Shao Xun asked.
"We have gone to Guanzhong." Yu Mi replied: "There are still more than 4,000 people in Hanoi, the Hu family has 3,000 soldiers, and Huguan has 5,000. The rest of them took them away to Chang'an. I heard that Liu Cong
He was given a batch of money, food and equipment, and allowed to recruit ten thousand soldiers in Guanzhong."
"The Xiongnu really lost their temper and went all the way to Guanzhong to plunder their property." Shao Xun said.
After saying that, he looked at Liu Zhao and asked, "What is the young man doing here?"
Liu Zhao was a little nervous, and Liu Ye looked at him with encouraging eyes.
Liu Zhao composed himself and said: "My father sent me to practice with Duke Liang."
This sounds vague, but it actually means being a proton.
Shao Xun nodded and said: "Okay, can you be proficient in writing and calligraphy?"
"Learned."
"First be a shogunate in the shogunate and get some experience."
"As commanded."
"Liu Runzhong's side -" Shao Xun paused and said: "Since he is not very courageous, let's be patient and wait. I will not worry about it until I finish taking care of Qingzhou's affairs."
Chapter completed!