"Hey ho! Hey ho!" the chants kept coming as the wood was lifted up one by one and stacked at the designated place.
A little further away, black smoke rose into the sky. It was a burning official kiln, specializing in making green bricks and tiles.
There is a word on the fired rectangular brick, which says "Nan Zhen Guan Brick".
It can be seen from the name that this is the Nanguan kiln of Luoyang Zhenguan's office, which was brought here with people and tools. There was even a new Dongguan kiln in Bianliang to bake bricks with the words "Dongzhenguan brick".
There are more words on the tiles. In addition to the words "Zhen Guan", there are also some auspicious words written in batches, such as "Gaoan Wanshi" and so on.
Thanks to their efforts, more and more buildings with mixed structures of brick, stone, earth and wood have decorated the desolate Bianliang land.
The number of people who built the palace city also increased from more than 10,000 Shile prisoners to a large number of refugees from Hedong and Hebei.
Yongjia said there would be no war in ten years, but in fact the consumption was still quite large, but the money and food had already been planned.
Because the rivers freeze in winter, money, food and materials from other places cannot be transported. The repair of the palace can only rely on the materials accumulated previously. But it is already the twelfth lunar month, and it is almost over.
Initially, in the middle to late lunar month of the twelfth lunar month, construction work would be completely stopped to allow the captives and refugees to celebrate the New Year, and construction would not resume until the fifteenth day of the first lunar month.
Most of the rooms in the Guanfeng Hall are not there yet, but the main hall has been completed and will serve as a place for greetings on this year's New Year's Day.
The main hall of Huangnu Palace, located in the north of Guanfeng Hall, has disappeared. A lot of side halls have been renovated. Except for a part of it that is designated for residential use, most of it is used as warehouses and office spaces.
The Duzhi Cao and the Palace Chief Cao have their offices here.
On the twelfth day of the twelfth lunar month, the minister ordered Pei Miao, the minister of Duzhi Yin Xian, and the minister of the palace Cai Cheng did not take a break. Instead, they brought a group of low-level officials to register tributes.
"Weishi County, Chenliu County, twenty pieces of silk and ten mats."
"In Linqiu County, Puyang County, there are ten pieces of white silk and twenty catties of dried dates."
"Liang County and Meng County, one hundred catties of cotton and twenty catties of dried persimmons."
"Wei County, Dunqiu County, sixty pounds of silk and thirty pieces of lamb skin."
"Anyang County, Wei County, thirty pieces of yarn, fifty catties of windproof, and one hundred pieces of white linen."
"In Ye County, Wei County, there are ten pieces of colorful satin, ten horses, and fifty deer skins.
"Xinxi County, Runan County, forty pieces of Gebu and two pieces of tortoise shell."
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The county and county officials who arrived early handed over the gift list, and the low-level officials in Duzhicao recorded it and copied it endlessly. There were also people nearby who put it into the treasury and counted it.
The quantity is not large, it is just a meaning. And it is a real local product, not a precious thing, which the local area cannot afford - in fact, if Shao Xun had not personally ordered it, many counties would probably have to buy Ruimai and Baidu.
Rabbit, lotus and other auspicious signs are too much.
In addition to county officials, some military generals and lieutenants in important locations also sent people to deliver gifts.
He Lun sent fifty bolts of white linen and five kilograms of wax, and Chaoge County sent a hundred bolts, plus three jars of honey, which were loaded and shipped together.
Pei Miao and Yin Xian looked at each other for a long time, their faces getting more and more rosy.
Being from a noble family, they didn't value these possessions too much - well, the ten counties combined were quite a lot - what they saw more was a rising momentum.
Liang Guoru was full of vigor and vitality as the rising sun made them excited.
"I would like to ask Cai Shangshu to send troops to escort the tribute and store it at least in the palace." Pei Miao turned around and said.
"It's not a matter of personal responsibility, let's talk about invitations," Cai Cheng said politely.
Pei Miao chuckled and said nothing more.
As one of his six subordinates, Pei Miao knew Cai Cheng somewhat.
This person came from a poor family in Guangling, and had been reduced to the point where he had to personally manage the farming. Naturally, he did not have much talent and learning. It can only be said that he had a little more literary talent than the student officials of Liang Gong, but his talent was limited.
Cao in the palace also had a Lingshi named Li Entropy and Li Deguang, who was from Nanjun. He also came from a poor family. Together with Cai Cheng, he served as Liang Gong's personal soldier, and now he has also been promoted.
It is probably an established policy to reuse Han Su's people.
Pei Miao was a little helpless about this.
He was worried that as a minister, he would eventually be ignored by the ministers of the Cao Cao who came from humble and powerful backgrounds.
Fortunately, Duke Liang is currently only in the palace, and the Five Soldiers Cao vigorously promotes such people, and does not involve the officials, Zuo Min, Du Zhi, and Tian Cao. It can be regarded as leaving a place for the nobles to enjoy themselves.
But he clearly felt that the competition he faced as an official in the Liang Kingdom was more intense than that in the Jin Kingdom.
This made many scholars who usually did not study hard, but indulged themselves and tried to rely on their family background to become officials, felt unprecedented pressure - with fewer official positions left for the nobles, internal competition became fierce, and many bad people were squeezed out.
There is no future.
Coupled with the clearing of land and household registration in the ten counties of the Liang Kingdom, the income of the nobles will also decrease over time, and they can no longer live in dreams as usual.
Autumn is known with the fall of a leaf, and it has only begun to make an insignificant start, but Pei Miao has already felt the chill that penetrates his bones.
After the tributes were counted, Cai Cheng counted 500 soldiers and transported them away in horse-drawn carriages and ox-carts.
These five hundred people are palace guards. They are generally relatively young. Most of them are not even twenty years old. Most of them are the children of soldiers and soldiers in the army. They are loyal enough. Their ability may not be very strong, but there is still room for growth. Furthermore,
, being a palace guard requires diligence and carefulness, rather than high skills. They are different from field troops.
"Today's work is done, let's go home for the holidays." Pei Miao rolled up his sleeves and turned to leave.
Yin Xian smiled and left.
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In addition to the envoys from the Liang State, there were also many prefectures and counties, and the town generals sent envoys to Bianliang. Among them, the most surprising thing for Shao Xun was the envoy Mi Ping sent by Mi Huang - his youngest son.
Mi Ping's arrival alarmed Shao Xun, who was reunited with his parents, wife and children. He immediately took the time to meet him and called his brother Mi Zhi over.
"How is Zihui?" Shao Xun took Mi Ping's hand and asked repeatedly.
"My father is still in good health. He was overjoyed when he heard about Liang Gong's feudal affairs." Mi Ping replied.
Shao Xun felt a little emotional and said: "When things happen in Qingzhou, I must let Zi Hui come to Bianliang and share the wealth and honor."
The Mi brothers were a little moved after hearing this.
Whether it was a pretense or a true show of affection, Mr. Liang did miss their father very much.
All of Liang Gong’s old brothers have held official positions. Even Wu Qian, who is illiterate, is now the eighth-grade shepherd chief, and his children and grandchildren also have officials. After three generations, there will be no Wu family in Donghai Kingdom.
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"Do you have anything to say about Zihui?" Shao Xun asked as he took the letter from Mi Ping.
"My father only wishes that Mr. Liang is healthy. There is no shortage of Mr. Liang in this world," Mi Ping said.
Shao Xun stopped opening the letter. After a long silence, he sighed: "Zi Hui knows me."
The Mi brothers looked at each other quietly.
They saw the word "affection" in Liang Gong.
The love between monarch and minister is the most luxurious and precious.
Before the love is exhausted, no matter how big something happens, the danger will eventually be saved.
After the friendship is gone, it's time to get down to business.
My father and Mr. Liang met when they were young, and they took good care of him. Over the years, my father never asked Mr. Liang for anything, and this relationship has always existed.
The creation of human beings is truly indescribable.
After Shao Xun sighed, he opened the letter and read it carefully.
Half of Mi Huang's letter is about old times, and the rest is mostly about events in Qingzhou and Xuzhou, which involves a lot of troops, equipment, allocation of money and food, and problems exposed by the officials in charge - so many times the officials really
I am very afraid of people who can write letters directly to the supreme leader. They are too lethal.
After Shao Xun read it, he had only one feeling: Mi Huang still wanted to make a difference.
He pointed out that the situation in the north had been decided, and people in Cao Yi were panicking.
The scholars who had been subdued by his force were quick-thinking and had a strong impulse to welcome Master Wang.
He believed that Jianye might create some obstacles, such as launching an offensive in the Huai River area. However, the scale of this response would not be too large, because Sima Rui could not get strong support from Jiangdong's wealthy families in this matter.
He suggested defending in the south and attacking in the north. He would lead the Mi family, Wang family, Xu family, He family and other wealthy families in the East China Sea as the backbone, recruit young men, go north from Langya, pass Daxian Mountain, and go straight to Linqu and Guanggu.
When Shao Xun saw this section, he had a very strong sense of déjà vu...
After putting away the letter, Shao Xun thought for a while and was not sure about his old superior's military capabilities - he was a kind man, but not a decisive military strategist.
Perhaps, he needs to be assigned some troops and generals who can fight.
"What do you think about the Qingzhou incident?" Shao Xun had the idea of ​​using the Mi family's children in a more important role, so he asked.
"Ming Gong, on the twelfth day of the twelfth lunar month, people from all over come to congratulate you. The Qingzhou scholars can see this kind of power. If you use both suppression and appeasement, you will definitely defeat it." Mi Zhi said.
"In recent months, some members of the Chengyang Wang family have taken their family members to the south, and some have been attracted by the Langya Wang family and the Taiyang family, and are willing to serve as internal collaborators." Mi Ping came from the East China Sea and naturally knew more information than Mi Zhi.
, just listen to him say: "Le'an Guangyi is an old official of the Yue Mansion. After crossing south, he was not satisfied, and he returned north again. He had many contacts with my father. The Sun family of Le'an is Empress Hui——"
At this point, Mi Ping decisively shut up and said: "The Feng clan in Beihai, the Meng clan in Chengyang and other clans are all dissatisfied with Cao Yi. They have been waiting for Master Wang for a long time and are willing to be the leader."
"How do you think we should fight?" Shao Xun asked.
"Elite soldiers and strong generals are sent to Qingzhou and defeated with the overwhelming force of Mount Tai." Mi Ping replied.
"Oh?" Shao Xun asked with interest: "Since there are so many internal agents and vanguards, why do we need to mobilize so many elite troops?"
"It is precisely because of internal support that we need to deploy heavy troops. The faster we fight, the faster Cao Yi's people will be dispersed. The further we get to the back, the easier it will be." Mi Ping said: "If there is no heavy army, we can't fight. Even if there is internal support, it will be easier."
It is also easy for Cao Yi to react and deal with it calmly. If the attack is delayed for a long time, the cost and casualties will be countless."
"It's interesting." Shao Xun looked at Mi Ping and said with a smile, "Which troops do you think should be deployed?"
"When I arrived in Bianliang, I saw many Hebei Hu generals congratulating me. Ming Gong may recruit cavalry troops on a large scale. The Tianshi Taoist disciples are very afraid of Xianbei's armored cavalry. After charging a few times, they were defeated."
Shao Xun laughed after hearing this, then looked at Mi Zhi and said, "My brother is not as talented as you."
Mi Zhi was a little embarrassed.
Mr. Liang's unintentional words made him feel quite stressed, and even the joy of the arrival of his younger brother was dissipated a lot.
In fact, he was a little jealous of this younger brother, he was so sharp.
Shao Xun didn't care what he thought, and said to the two brothers Mi Zhi and Mi Ping: "Would you like to come with me to meet the generals and chiefs of Hu Town?"
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While Shao Xun was intensively planning the Qingzhou War, Yang Kai, the envoy of the Taiyang clan, was still lingering in Guanggu City.
On the twelfth lunar month, Cao Yi held a banquet and invited Yang Kai.
(I’m a bit busy today. The leader may not be able to update more. Let’s start from tomorrow. It won’t be less.)
Chapter completed!