Those who arrived in Hanoi earlier than Shao Xun were Liu Quan and Liu Zhao.
They each led 20,000 people southward, totaling 40,000 people, including men, women, old and young. They arrived directly at Yewang and Heyang North City for the purpose of eating!
The officials and people of the wild king fled in large numbers, leaving many vacant houses suitable for living.
Many refugees were once resettled outside the north city of Heyang - and there are still some - some of whom went to Xingyang and found some empty shacks where they could live in makeshift homes.
Qin has a large mud and sand content and has not been dredged for many years. It will no longer be possible to transport grain. Therefore, after the grain ship arrives at Fangtou and Heyang, it still needs to be transported by land. The road is long and winter has entered. Instead of transporting grain at a high cost,
Instead of going to the party, go south to eat by yourself.
Gaodu, Xunshi and other places only need to leave more than 10,000 strong men to guard against the enemy.
On the first day of November, Shao Xun arrived at Yewang County and climbed to the city to look west.
What a vast white land!
It’s not just the scene brought about by the snow, but also the actual situation in the ten counties of Hanoi.
Most of the population is in the hands of Wubao, which stands alone. The average number of people is a few thousand. After experiencing this disaster year, he doesn't know how many people there are in the ten counties of Hanoi. Twenty thousand? Thirty thousand? Or slightly more
Some?
After the dead are dispersed, there may be more. After all, they are just escaping from the war, not dead.
After resettling the refugees, there will be more.
"Transmit the order." Shao Xun turned to look at the generals and staff behind him and said: "Heyang ordered Cheng Yuantan to be transferred to the position of Yewangling, and concurrently as the Prime Minister of Hanoi County. He will recruit the dead and manage the counties."
The county magistrate is the deputy of the prefect. Generally, he has little real power and his rank is not high. If it is the eighth rank - if it is a border county, there will be no prime minister but a long history.
Cheng Yuantan was formerly the Heyang Order, which was a key place, belonging to a large county, ranking Qianshi, the sixth grade.
Yewang County is extremely dilapidated, but after all, it is a county in Hanoi. Shao Xun decided to give it the status of a large county and still rank it as the sixth level.
The appearance of county magistrates in the Jin Dynasty ranged from the sixth to the eighth grade.
The assistant officials in the county cannot be compared with the county magistrate. There is a big gap. In this regard, it is very different from later generations - can you imagine that the deputy mayor is two full official ranks lower than the county magistrate?
But if the prefect is absent, the county magistrate is no longer a mascot, but has a low and powerful position, and can temporarily act as the prefect's authority.
Tang Jian, the governor of Hanoi, led his troops to guard Shangdang, and Cheng Yuantan, the county magistrate, was the actual governor. In terms of managing the affairs of the county, the eighth-grade county prime minister was more useful than the sixth-grade Ye Wang county magistrate.
After the order was issued, the staff of the General's Mansion, General Longxiang's Mansion, and Yanzhou Mu retreated. Liang Guo's official officer Cao's military commander Shi lay down at the top of the city and wrote - Hanoi and Shangdang counties have not yet been formally divided.
The formalities for entering the Liang Kingdom have not yet been completed, but judging from the attitudes of these staff, it is obvious that the division has been made in private. The General's Office will no longer be in charge of Hanoi, and the matter of joining the party will be taken over by the Liang Kingdom.
"Wen ordered Jinghong to serve as Sima of Hanoi County," Shao Xun said again.
In the Jin Dynasty, the person in charge of the army at the national level was called "lieutenant". At the county level, it was more confusing. Captain and Sima were the same, and the two were actually the same thing, just like the chief officer at the national level was mentioned in official documents.
Internal history and state ministers were both called the same, which was very confusing, making the Jin Dynasty look like a grassroots team.
In the fifteen counties of the Liang Kingdom, various ranks are slowly being improved. Starting next year, if the financial situation improves slightly, the county soldiers will be gradually rebuilt. Those in charge of the soldiers will be called Sima, the eighth rank.
Among the officials at the county level, a few are appointed and dismissed by the imperial court, and most are appointed by the prefects themselves.
Shao Xun wanted to appoint and remove them all by himself, but he didn't have so many talents, and he couldn't do it even if he opened the martial arts school several times more.
It was really a challenge for Tang Jian to find so many subordinates who were proficient in calligraphy and writing and could write official documents.
"The first-level officials in Hanoi County will be appointed and dismissed next month." Shao Xun waved his hand and walked down the city.
Next month, more than 180 Liangxian martial arts students will have completed five years of accelerated learning and can leave the army and go to other places.
Taking into account the financial situation, most students will go to local governments this year. The old rule is to work as officials first, familiarize themselves with local conditions, and then promote based on their performance.
Hanoi is a white land, and the local area is not so intricately connected, making it very suitable for ordinary people with no feet to manage.
But then again, even if all these students are filled in, it will only be able to meet the needs of two counties.
Therefore, opening a school by yourself can only be used as a bargaining tool, and it is impossible to take on a big responsibility. You still have to unite the children of poor families who are educated and literate, powerful and even businessmen.
Even scholars from poorer backgrounds have to be retrained because they do not understand the basic knowledge, processes, and tricks of officialdom operations.
The members of the gentry from poor families and above have been slowly getting to know them since they were young. They were trained as official reserve forces. Even if they "smoking, perming their hair, and getting tattoos", you still have to use them when they are worse than others. At most, you have to strengthen checks and choose
Just the not too bad batch.
The background of the times is like this, and many things cannot be taken for granted, especially when you still need them.
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On the sixth day of November, a group of talented musicians stood outside Guangmo Gate in the north of Luoyang City, playing feebly.
They have been able to eat enough since the day before yesterday, but long-term malnutrition cannot be replenished in a few days, so they all look weak and do not feel full of energy.
Shao Xun pulled Wang Yan, Yu Min and others into the city in a carriage.
Part of the army was directly stationed outside the city. Some of the soldiers with malicious intentions took the preserved meat secretly hidden on the battlefield in Hanoi and gave it to these happy people. Then they watched them thanking them profusely and gobbling them down. Hahaha.
He laughed until he was severely whipped by the officer several times.
Cannibalism is not allowed in Shao Xun's army - at least so far - and if he is discovered, he will be beaten with a military stick.
But those are only the rules of the Yinqiang, Yicong, Heiyi and other armies. For the miscellaneous troops recruited temporarily, the management is not so strict.
When Liu Ya retreated, he discarded a lot of baggage. After looking through it carefully, he found a lot of dried meat.
The officer ordered it to be buried, but there were always people who couldn't bear it and didn't mind eating human flesh, so they hid some of it privately. When they arrived in Luoyang, it was obviously malicious to send the dried meat to Le Ren, because he wanted to see the expressions of those people.
But what surprised them was that the people didn't seem to mind eating this stuff. After all, it was meat, and it was much easier to fill up the stomach than food. It was really a waste of etiquette...
There are also a large number of refugees gathered outside Luoyang City, mostly from Hebei and Bingzhou. Among them, the most capable people are undoubtedly the 30,000 Hu and Han people who were deceived by Liu Zun into following Tuoba Daiguo. They first arrived in Jinyang and defeated Liu.
Kun, then went south to Shangdang and Hanoi, where Liu Ya couldn't bear the food, and then went to the three cities of Heyang, forcing the defenders to disperse part of the rations.
Now that I have arrived in Luoyang, I am still hungry and want to eat.
The number of refugees is growing every day, because there are always people going south to beg for work - well, there are also people disappearing every day, most of them are old and weak, and even sick ones are inevitable.
Even though some relief food has been distributed this time, it is impossible for everyone to survive the cold winter that has arrived.
After experiencing cruel natural elimination, there will probably be only strong men and women left next spring. At that time, they can be resettled, and the court will try its best to raise seeds, farm tools, distribute fields, and start spring plowing. There will definitely be no valuables such as cattle.
If you are able to farm, don't have high expectations for yield. There is a high probability that you will not be able to support yourself in the first year, and you need to consider relief.
In fact, this is the main reason why some people criticize Shao Xun for going north to attack the Huns in the year of great disaster.
Since the expedition, military ration consumption has been astronomical.
Previously, the ten counties of the Liang Kingdom raised 18.9 million dendrobium grains, Yingchuan, Xiangcheng and Luonan counties raised 1.2 million dendrobium grains, other places in Yuzhou and Yanzhou raised 2 million dendrobium grains, and the five counties in the northern part of Xuzhou raised 1.2 million dendrobium grains.
The county raised one million hu of dendrobium, and together with scattered donations, it came to 6.5 million hu of dendrobium, but it was still not enough - mainly because it was not enough for disaster relief.
Is it really the right choice to go to war despite such a shortage of food? Don't tell me, people who have this view are not necessarily against Shao Xun. Many people are even supporters. In their opinion,
, just manage your own territory well, and don't worry about the Xiongnu. With the current strength, it is enough to run it for a few years and hold a cessation ceremony...
Fortunately, it looks like they will be able to recuperate next year, which makes them relieved.
This world is in desperate need of time to regain its strength.
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Almost at the same time as Shao Xun, there were also 100,000 bushels of grain that entered the city.
This made many people understand one thing: follow Mr. Liang and you will have food to eat.
If Duke Liang does not come to Luoyang, people in Luoyang will starve to death.
When Duke Liang came to Luoyang, not only did the Duke and the generals receive additional salaries, but the common people also received part of the relief grain.
After finishing the meal, more and more people were criticizing Sima Rui.
Sima Ruiyu condescended to beg the wealthy people of Wu; Wang Dao put down his dignity and did not hesitate to speak broken Wu dialect and asked for it in every possible way. The two worked together and finally delivered several years of grain to Luoyang without saying a few good words.
Starting from the year before last, people no longer needed the Luoyang court, but they had given it away for two years, and this year it was almost gone. The people of Luoyang were immediately furious.
This is human nature.
Of course, the people are short of food, and officials can only say that they eat less than before, but they will not starve to death. Especially after the security situation has been greatly improved, the manors around Luoyang can be used again, which maintains the situation to a certain extent.
The food and clothing needs of the Duke of Luoyang.
The manor of Wang Yan's family was put into use, mainly the Jingu Garden given to him by Shao Xun. The output was not abundant, but it was not a problem to feed a large family of hundreds of people, and there was even some surplus, which was sold to the Luoyang market by Guo.
Sell ​​it and make a huge fortune.
Shao Xun came to the palace for a banquet tonight.
Wang Yan invited a large number of people, and the banquet was filled with people drinking and laughing, just like a scene in a prosperous age.
Mrs. Guo, Wang Huifeng and her daughter were in the back house, looking at the new little Mr. Guo.
Xiao Guo had just finished bathing and fell into Mrs. Guo's arms, crying.
Wang Yan's wife was born in the Guo family of Taiyuan, and Shi Hu's wife was also born in the Guo family of Taiyuan. They were referred to as aunt and nephew.
Xiao Guo burst into tears when he talked about his situation.
Lao Guo felt a little distressed and tried to comfort him.
Wang Huifeng watched from the side and found that Gu Jing Wubo's mood was slightly disturbed and he felt a little angry.
She briefly chatted with the cousin she had never met before sitting in front of the window and looking through various transcribed official letters.
"I heard from Yifu that Liang Gong seems to hate Shi Jilong. He mentioned it several times and said that he must be killed." Lao Guo looked at the niece he had only met once when he was a child and sighed: "You and Ji Long
Don’t even think about getting together as a couple.”
Xiao Guo cried more after hearing this.
"Are you sad for Shi Jilong?" Lao Guo asked.
Xiao Guo only cried and said nothing.
"Be honest with your aunt, don't be secretive." Lao Guo patted his niece on the back lovingly and said softly.
"No...I don't know what to do, so I cry." After a long time, Xiao Guo whispered.
"I haven't moved around in many years. How is it in Yangqu?" Lao Guo asked.
Yangqu is located in the north of Jinyang and is a county in Taiyuan. It is the hometown of the Guo family along with Xihe Jiexiu and other places.
"Previously, when Liu Yao attacked Yangqu, the clan surrendered directly and made an agreement with the Wen clan, Wang clan and others to protect it together," Xiao Guo said.
"Where are the Sun family and the Linghu family in Taiyuan?"
"The Linghu family was killed by Liu Kun, and only a few people were left. The Sun family was not aware of it for a moment, reacted a little slowly, and was severely injured by Liu Yao." Xiao Guo said: "The Tang, Bai, Fan, Liu, Wu, Wu and other small clans also
They fell into decline one after another in more than ten years."
The tug of war is the most terrifying thing.
The fat ones drag them down, and the skinny ones drag them down to death. No matter how big the family fortune is, it can't withstand repeated tug-of-war. This is what the Taiyuan clans are like.
Even if you are not destroyed by war, sometimes you will be severely damaged if you encounter a master who hates you.
The Linghu family's family status in Taiyuan is not low. What's the result? Linghu Sheng served as Liu Kun's guard and joined the army with his own troops. They fought for him for many years. In the end, he died because of a single man, and the family was in trouble.
Liu Kun was really unwise in this matter.
Although the main force guarding Jinyang is Tuoba Xianbei, the local wealthy families are not useless. If the Linghu family is killed, won't the others die?
After the Tuoba Civil War, no troops came to help, and Liu Kun's final failure was not unrelated to the fact that he lost the support of the local wealthy families - the Wang family had close relations with the Huns, the Wen family left, the Linghu family was killed, and the Guo family married Shihu
, it’s true that the trees fell and the hozens scattered.
"What do you think of these rich and powerful families now?" Lao Guo asked again.
When Wang Huifeng heard this, he turned to look at his mother.
"It's probably due to the situation." Xiao Guo lowered his head and said, "With no hope in sight, I was forced to surrender to the thieves for the sake of my family and clan members."
Lao Guo and Wang Huifeng looked at each other thoughtfully.
Liang Gong has attacked Shangdang, will the thoughts of the Taiyuan wealthy family change again?
Don't think about it, it's almost certain.
No matter how bad Mr. Liang is, he is still a Jin native with upright roots. Most of his subordinates are Jin natives, and there are also many descendants of the gentry.
Although the upper class of the Pingyang court were no different from the Jin people, and Liu Cong, Liu Can and others were even more educated than Liang Gong, the middle and lower classes were mostly vulgar and illiterate barbarians who could not even speak Jin dialect.
Judging from the impression, if they had a choice, they would be willing to seek refuge with Liang Gong, but they just dare not make any move now.
Wang Huifeng turned around again.
Isn’t this the general trend? There is no need to do anything, and someone will try their best to join us.
He must be very proud now, right?
Thinking back to the evening, Mr. Liang actually secretly held her hand...
You are so brave! Wang Huifeng’s face felt a little hot.
After the death of the prince, she cried and went home, vowing never to marry again. If anyone forced her to do so, she would even risk death to prove her ambition.
But over the years, her thoughts have softened due to constant nagging from her family.
Liang Gong is not a serious person.
At this time, Wang Huifeng found with complicated emotions that if Mr. Liang forced her, she would not forgive him at most, but she would not die to express her determination.
As for the reason, she thought about it, and she probably wanted to stay by his side and watch him clean up the old mountains and rivers little by little so that the people could live and work in peace and contentment again.
After experiencing cruel and troubled times, Wang Huifeng sincerely hopes that people in the world will suffer less.
Of course, there is another reason that cannot be ignored, that is, Mr. Liang is shameless! In order to coax women, he is willing to do anything and always pays attention to what they are thinking.
"Taiyuan Guo family, you can't just be buried with the Huns, you have to save yourself..." His mother's voice came to his ears. Wang Huifeng was too lazy to listen, and his thoughts were already far away.
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