There are a lot of newly resettled refugees in Xingyang. At first glance, they look a bit scary.
The vast majority are actually strong men, healthy women, old people, and very few children.
Shao Xun did not stop here.
He originally wanted to make a surprise visit to the countryside to see if the officials had deceived him, but he was dissuaded from doing so.
The reason is very simple: the newly resettled Bingzhou and even the refugees from Tuoba Dai Kingdom have ulterior motives and may be crazy.
This is not Luonan, Chenjun and other places where he has a high reputation. It is better to be cautious in everything.
Shao Xun followed his good advice and only took a casual look when passing by. He also sent several civil servants with martial arts background to check carefully.
Overall, the resettlement of refugees in the seven counties of Xingyang is pretty good.
The Pan family, a wealthy local family, donated part of the land, totaling 300 hectares, to resettle the refugees.
Out of his old relationship with Pan Tao, Shao Xun gave him a manor of his own in Luyang County, covering an area of ​​about 150 hectares.
Lao Pan suffered a bit, but in the context of Du Tian, ​​it was pretty good.
The Zheng family in Kaifeng (a county under Chenliu) also gave away part of the land in Xingyang, Juan, and Zhongmou counties, totaling more than 400 hectares, all of which were occupied after the Yongjia Year.
They haven't been found yet, so it looks better if they offer it on their own initiative.
Of course, even if these wealthy families do not donate their land, Xingyang's land resources are still sufficient.
This place was once a place of constant tension, with a huge loss of population, a lot of land and houses, and refugees could move in at any time with their bags - if they had bags.
In addition, the seven counties of Xingyang have convenient transportation, with canals leading directly to the hinterland of Henan, and post roads extending in all directions. Therefore, sufficient supplies for refugee resettlement have been obtained this year, and various tasks are progressing rapidly.
In the autumn, they even harvested a crop of soybeans, but the harvest was very poor. If nothing else goes wrong, they will have to distribute a batch of relief grains during the lean season next year until the wheat harvest in May.
Yes, after the autumn harvest, the refugees under military management were forced to plant winter wheat.
Many people have never planted this thing before and are a little confused, but because of pressure from above, they can only ask around and bite the bullet and plant it.
Shao Xun slowed down his horse and walked around a lot of farmland. He found that the wheat seedlings had grown, but they were sparse and not very good. But this actually met his psychological expectations. There were always such and such things in the beginning.
The problem will get better gradually.
Before leaving Xingyang, Shao Xun also visited several mansions and learned about the amount of grain stored there - basically it was the corn that had been transferred in after this year's autumn harvest.
With this batch of grain, we have the "start-up funds" for next year's war.
In May and June, winter wheat will also be harvested.
By September, there will be another season of cereals.
Supplies are relatively abundant, as long as there is not another large-scale flood, drought or locust plague.
Just walking slowly all the way, on November 12th, Shao Xun returned to Bianliang, ending his four-month inspection.
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After his belly got bigger, Wang Jingfeng suddenly became "arrogant".
In fact, regardless of her physical age, this silly girl is not very young mentally. Her logic is very simple: I have given birth to a child for you, do you want to be nice to me? You really want to be nice to me, so I want to slap you on the nose.
Face.
In Queen Huang's palace, she sat directly on Shao Xun with her big belly and complained: "This child is just like you, restless and moving around."
Shao Xun was thick-skinned and strong. While gently comforting Dashaniu, he said to Wang Huifeng: "Are you still sorting out spies these days?"
Although Rao had prepared himself mentally, Wang Huifeng was still a little embarrassed when he saw Shao Xun.
Originally she only planned to chat with him innocently and talk about big things, but now her belly has grown, which makes her a little ashamed.
But at the same time as I was ashamed, a strange feeling surged in my heart, as if there was some tender concern from now on.
She gives him or her life, grows up with him or her, and experiences his or her joys and sorrows together...
But she was rational after all, and quickly adjusted her mood and said: "I have finished sorting it out before you come back, and I will rest for a few days."
"Let's rest until the baby is born." Shao Xun said, "What are the important things?"
Wang Huifeng considered his words and said: "The Battle of Guanxi is over. The Xiongnu and Liangzhou Army have won and lost each other. They seem to have suffered some losses, but they defended Nan'an County. The Liangzhou Army's back road was cut off by the Qiang people.
, the morale of the army was shaken, and they were forced to retreat. On the way back, they defeated the Qiang people, and after a large plunder, they returned to Liangzhou."
Shao Xun thought for a while and said: "We have sent troops this time, but there is no guarantee whether they will come next time."
With a bullshit internal situation like Liangzhou's, it may be really difficult to send troops a second time.
Zhang Gui was not dead at that time, but he had a stroke. His health was not very good, and some internal careerists jumped out to rebel. This is like a tiger that is about to die of old age. It is seen that it is weak, and the jackals and the like are not so afraid.
, it will cause trouble.
Zhang Shi's sending troops this time must have consumed a lot of favors, and many of them are the legacy of his father. As the saying goes, Zhang Gui is dead after all, and the favors should be used less. Many old troops feel that supporting you in sending troops this time has already been done.
After repaying Zhang Gui's kindness, I have to think about myself in the future.
It's a pity that the troops sent out this time had no results. The Qiang people's rebellion is also very strange. If they don't rebel early, they won't rebel later. They have to cut off Liangzhou's retreat at the critical moment when the Liangzhou army and the Xiongnu are fighting. Is there any problem in this?
Shao Xun thought about it over and over, but felt that there was too little information to make a judgment.
"Sima Bao can no longer suppress the people below." Wang Huifeng added: "I heard that there is a warrior named Chen An who is very domineering and has no superiors. After a while, it will not be surprising to imprison King Nanyang."
Shao Xun nodded. With Sima Bao's virtue, when there was order, he might still be able to rely on the system to drive Chen An and his ilk. But in times of crisis, someone like him, who looked down on himself as a master, could not control Chen An.
What a careerist like An.
"Where did you get all this news?" Shao Xun looked at Wang Huifeng curiously.
"Chang'an."
Shao Xun was a little surprised: "I thought it was Pingyang."
"Many wealthy families in Chang'an serve as officials with the Huns, and many of them have old acquaintances of my father." Wang Huifeng said: "It's a pity that the old friends are dying one by one, and there are fewer and fewer survivors."
"How did the news get through?" Shao Xun was too embarrassed to ask before. After all, this was Wang Laoden's private matter. Now that Wang Huifeng is pregnant, he is no longer polite.
"There is no separation between Wuguan and Lantian Pass." Wang Huifeng said.
Shao Xun understood.
In ancient times, officials communicated either through inns, or through acquaintances who were sent to take office in other places to send messages, or through caravans, just to name a few channels.
You can also send a separate messenger, but in troubled times, the scale cannot be small and the martial arts cannot be poor.
The most basic thing is that you have to go on the road with a dozen senior soldiers who are skilled in bows and horses, right? With horses, armor, and bows, ordinary refugees cannot catch up with them, and there is no need for bandits and bandits to deal with such vicious people.
The biggest danger is the local garrison, but there are so many bandits, refugees, and powerful clans wandering around the countryside. As long as they don't stay in one place for a long time, it's basically difficult to control them.
Wang Yan should have sent the message through the caravan.
"The investigation over there in Guanzhong will only become more and more strict in the future, so be careful. Some old relationships can be handed over to the assassination governor to save the Wang family from losing manpower." Shao Xun said: "Let's not talk about this. Sima Bao can't stand it.
How long has it been? It seems that Zhang Shi doesn’t like King Nanyang and ran to him for refuge. Is there any other way for him besides death?"
"So pitiful." Wang Jingfeng, who had been quiet before, suddenly said something.
Shao Xun stroked her back gently, comforting her like he was petting a cat, and said: "In this world, who is not pitiful? I killed Meng Chao back then, and Sima Yue made peace with the King of Chengdu. Rumors spread all over the place.
Some people are jealous of my rapid promotion, and secretly say that if Meng Jiu comes to Luoyang, Sima Yue will definitely hand me over. Am I not pitiful? I am already like this. Aren't those old and weak women and children who cannot carry swords and guns even more pitiful? "
When Wang Jingfeng heard this, he turned sideways with great effort and said, "You sometimes frown when you go to bed at night. Are you tired?"
"It's okay." Shao Xun secretly said that Wang Jingfeng is careless, but his observation skills are really good. He doesn't even know that he frowns sometimes when he falls asleep. Is that a light sleep?
"It's almost the end of the year. Let's put military and political matters aside for a while." Shao Xun looked at Wang Huifeng again and said, "If you have time, stay with my mother-in-law."
Wang Huifeng nodded silently.
Shao Xun picked up Wang Jingfeng and placed him carefully on the couch, thinking that after visiting the two pregnant women, he would talk to Liang Laoden later.
War cannot be started with just a slap on the table. Preparation beforehand is actually more critical, more tedious, and longer.
For more than ten years, the war with the Xiongnu has experienced strategic defense, strategic stalemate, and from the past two years it has shifted to strategic counterattack.
Shao Xun knew very well where his advantages lay: more soldiers and more food.
So how to use this advantage? Of course, we need to open more fronts.
Limited by many factors, there is an upper limit to the resources invested in one direction. Investing more will only waste troops, money and food, and the marginal effect will be greatly reduced.
In ancient wars, many people felt that it was undesirable to attack in parallel, but this had advantages and disadvantages.
For the bigger party, I just want to come in several ways.
For a small party, it is actually very difficult to cope with it. They can only let a few come. I only go all the way to try to make a time difference and defeat them one by one - this is also taking a risk.
"Are you going to fight in person next year?" Wang Huifeng suddenly asked before leaving.
Shao Xun nodded and said: "Some wars can be fought by others, but some wars cannot be fought. The Huns will not be destroyed for a while, but I do not intend to leave this battle to others. Don't worry, I am not Kim Jong.
We will fight on the front line in the meeting.”
After leaving the Huangnu Palace, Shao Xun thought for a while and decided to go to the Guanfeng Palace first, take his wife and children with him, and visit his parents' place.
At this time, Cao Cao from the palace came to report: Caiguan General Yu Liang requested an audience.
It turned out that Ryoko was here to report on work.
Shao Xun waved his hand and said: "Let him come to Guanfeng Main Hall."
(I forgot to update automatically...I apologize for the third update today!)
Chapter completed!