There were leaden gray clouds hanging in the sky, completely blocking the sun.
The cold wind mixed with snowflakes swept across the earth, bringing bursts of chill.
Before the first lunar month passed, Duzhi Zhonglang Jiang (the fifth rank, originally the sixth rank) Yang Bao and the Shaofu Supervisor (the third rank) Yu Zhuo got together to hand over their official duties.
Of course, things will be taken care of by the people below. They only need to issue orders and sign.
"I forgot to bring paper and pen." Yang Bao exclaimed as soon as he sat down in the thatched pavilion.
"I brought it." Yu Zhi said.
Yang Bao was speechless.
"Yang Jizi, this matter is under the supervision of the king." Yu Zhuo reminded: "I will give you ten more days at most to sort it out by myself."
Yang Bao breathed a sigh of relief and quickly stood up to thank him.
Don't worry about Yu Zhi calling him by his nickname. When they were all under Sima Yue's tent, Yu Zhi was senior to him and had a higher official position than him. He taught him many lessons, not to mention that now he still asks for help from others.
"Is this manor ready?" Yu Zhi pointed to the distance and asked.
It was a run-down manor.
The dilapidation was limited to the houses, because there were only a few hundred households and they could not live in so many houses, so they were too lazy to repair them and allowed them to be eroded by wind and rain.
Hundreds of families are from Hongnong. They were surrendered by Wang Mi and have moved here for a few years.
The vast majority of people are not married, and there is only one daughter or one person per household. Only less than 200 people are married, and they are married to local widows in Pingyang. The entire manor only has more than 1,300 people.
In terms of composition, they are all field soldiers. They follow the field captain to farm somewhere and have no personal freedom. They are not much different from the soldiers. The only difference is that they do not need to implement the "status endogamy" and can be like ordinary civilians.
People get married.
The garrison army has made meritorious deeds. After many expeditions, many people have been converted into civilian households, which is considered a relief. For example, the former Luyang garrison army was extremely large, with more than 10,000 households and nearly 30,000 people. Now,
They are all citizens.
As of the ninth year of Shengui (325), there were still ten field armies in Yingyang, Langling, and Xiping, with a total of more than 35,900 households and more than 88,700 people, cultivating about 20,000 hectares of farmland, and another 780,000 hectares of pastures, mountains and forests.
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These people were previously under the jurisdiction of Yang Bao, the general of Duzhi Zhonglang, and they were the second largest force under him besides the troop transports under the control of various Duzhi captains.
Therefore, although Yang Bao kept silent, he actually controlled huge power and was very profitable.
Yu Zhi has always been greedy for money, and he also knows all the ways to make money, and he is very aware of the twists and turns involved.
He didn't want to quarrel with Yang Bao on the spot, so within the scope of his authority, he was given ten days to make up for the shortfalls that should be made up, and the ones that couldn't be made up for. Haha, he would not jump into the pit and take over the mess anyway.
"This manor can be delivered today." Yang Bao said happily.
"Store grain, cloth, equipment, and personnel, how many of them are there?" Yu Zhi asked.
"Quite a bit." Yang Bao assured, patting his chest.
The first three are not problems. The shortfall is mainly in terms of personnel, because there are really many people fleeing, and it is a bit difficult to explain.
Most of them were captured. They had no wives or children, no personal freedom, no private fields and houses of their own, they missed their hometown, and they had to go into battle as cannon fodder. They died without any compensation, so how could they not escape?
Yang Bao originally thought that when he went out to fight next time, he would "write off the accounts" and report a big defeat, or go to Wudi to grab some people back - the garrison army was often mobilized to go south to the Huai River to guard against Wu soldiers.
Unfortunately, before waiting, the field army was about to be handed over to the Shaofu.
"Don't say I didn't remind you." Yu Zhi pointed his finger on Yang Bao's chest and said, "The king knows all about your bad things. It's just because of your hard work and achievements, and because you are an old man who has been following you for many years.
Just keep the net open. Otherwise, if you think everything is fine, why would the army be handed over to the Shaofu?"
"Yes." It was a cold day, and Yang Bao couldn't help but wipe the sweat from his forehead.
Yu Zhi nodded, asked his entourage to boil a pot of wine, and waited leisurely.
Of course, the reason why the field army was transferred to the Shaofu was not just for this reason.
The Ordnance Supervision was established last year, and the Shaofu no longer manages ordnance manufacturing.
According to Shao Xun's plan, this department will become his pocketbook as a supplementary source when finances are insufficient.
Duzhi Zhonglang handed over Yang Bao to ten garrison armies.
Sinong Qing Yin Xian handed over Zhuyuan Lin and Qian Jian.
Yuanlin, as the name suggests: garden, mountain forest.
Specifically, the old forbidden garden in the northwest of Luoyang City has been surrounded by a low wooden fence for more than 200 miles and was named "Xiyuan".
There is also a garden forest to the west of Yecheng, and it is more than a hundred miles away. Shao Xun personally gave it the name "Sangzi Garden", which is named after the many mulberry forests in the land - it is not the Sangzi Garden of Xiangguo.
There is "Shanglin Garden" in the west of Pingyang, which is more than a hundred miles away. It is currently managed by Shao Zhang, the eldest son of the king.
The Zuoguo City to the north of Lishi also enclosed a piece of land with little flat land and many mountains and forests. It circled for 150 miles and was named "Zuoguoyuan".
There is the ruins of Jingfu Palace in the southeast of Xuchang, and it was named "Jingfu Garden" after going back fifteen miles.
Finally, there is Guangchengze, which is the largest and has the most manpower. It is named "Guangcheng Garden".
As for the Tongjue Garden in Ye City, the Hualin Garden in Luoyang City, the Hualin Garden in Pingyang City, etc., they are small in size and do not deserve much attention. They are all managed by the Shaofu. Some of these gardens and forests are deserted, such as Luoyang
In the nearby Xiyuan, a group of deer went on a rampage, escaping from the fence and gnawing on the young crops. This shows that no one usually manages the area.
Some are managed by people, the typical one is Guangcheng Garden.
These six gardens in the wild, if taken care of properly, can be a big fortune.
As for the manpower for management, they naturally come from the field army.
Yes, the military camp will be relocated again, and one-third of the people will become "garden households" directly under the Shaofu, and will be scattered among the six gardens and forests to farm, herd, fish, and collect for the Shaofu.
, there is no need to go to war, the young manor will also look for some war widows to help them start a family.
After careful calculation, this income is actually quite large. It can contribute hundreds of thousands of grains every year as well as an uncountable amount of fruits, vegetables, fish and shrimps, leather, cloth, meat and milk, medicinal materials, wood, bamboo strips, mats and other various products.
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All the necessities for the imperial sacrifices and banquets are provided by the Shaofu, and most of the rest can be used to reward generals and officials. Especially the students who are the most beloved of Master Shao are often called together to eat and drink, and take away endless amounts of food.
When I went home, I had a cart full of gifts to pick up before I left. From now on, all these things will come from the Shaofu.
Shao Xun did not invent this kind of thing.
The finances in the Northern and Southern Dynasties were in chaos, and officials worked for a long time with extra money. Until Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty, they still often held banquets, and then found a way to reward items to make up for the lack of official salary - don't laugh, I also gave them green onions and peppers.
In an era when precious metals were scarce and banknotes could not be issued, it was normal for officials to receive most of their salaries in kind.
What Yu Zhi received was in kind, and the source was the original Wang family's manor in Pishi County - which has now been changed to Lutian and Zhitian, and is farmed by official slaves.
After drinking half a bottle of wine, he was already tipsy.
At this time, the delivery of the manor was completed, and Cao Yi, the original officer and the current Shaofu Shaojian (the fifth grade), came forward.
Yu Zhi understood and stood up and walked a few steps. Cao Yi told him and took out a stack of books and turned them over to him.
After a while, Yu Zhi came back, sat down again, and said: "It's okay. The supplies, equipment, and people are all correct. These people will be sent to Luoyang Xiyuan in a while."
"Yes." Yang Bao actually stood waiting for him. After hearing this, he felt relieved and asked: "How to deal with the fields and houses here?"
"Probably they were sold to the honorable officers at a low price." Yu Zhi sighed and said, "The king is too kind to them."
The Zuo Xiao Cavalry Guard (Luonan Prefecture Soldier) was founded very early. Some of them died in the years of war, and some of their children and nephews took their place. However, there are still many veterans who are around forty years old.
They get married not too early, but not too late either. Most of them have children in their teens or twenties.
What can a father do? He can't allocate all the 200 acres of land at home to the son who inherits his position as a soldier, and let others drink from the northwest wind? Obviously not.
Therefore, selling land to Laofu soldiers at a price far lower than the market price, allowing them to have more land to distribute, is a good thing for the country and the people.
In the country, the next generation of soldiers have sufficient land output and can still maintain a certain combat effectiveness and delay the decline of the soldiers.
For the people, it alleviates the contradiction between the number of people and the lack of land in the military and military families, allowing them to get benefits and maintain their living standards.
Of course, this is limited to the Luonan area where land resources are relatively tight. For the soldiers in other places, especially Changshan, Zhongshan and other places, there is no need to do this. There is too much land, so just allocate it nearby.
"It's true what you said, it's great for a soldier of the military family." Yang Bao ignored his identity as a soldier of the military family and followed Yu Zhuo's words.
Yu Zhi sneered and said, "Forget it for today, go home and rest. Tomorrow we will go to another place for delivery, and you will lead the way."
"Okay." Yang Bao nodded repeatedly.
Although Yu Zhi didn't have a good attitude toward him, in the final analysis, he still took it easy and gave him time to put things together.
Alas, it is not easy to be an official. Without a backer, you are nothing. If I say I will torture you to death, I will torture you to death.
I can't tell, but I'll have to get closer to the Yu family in the future, so that I can enjoy the shade with my back against the big tree.
It was hearing that Prime Minister Yu Chen fell ill again during the Chinese New Year that made him hesitate.
Can Yu Chen's body and bones still hold up?
If he is gone, who will take over?
According to the recent rumors, there are roughly three candidates: one is Wang Yan to take over, and the transition will take a few years; the second is Chu Hui, the governor of Yuzhou; and the third is Yu Liang, the governor of Xuzhou.
I heard that Shangshu Ling Pei Miao is also fighting, but his health is not much better than Yu Chen, and it seems that he is about to die...
My maidservant, you are even more worried than you were during the war.
Yang Bao thought for a long time and was undecided until Tian Gui, the captain of the Pingyang branch school, sent the delivery register.
Tian Gui is also an old man. He is the nephew of Tian Hui, the former head of Sima Hui, the king of Fanyang. He is from Youzhou and has a close relationship with the beggars in Hebei.
When the King of Liang was still the Duke of Chen County, this man entered the government as a servant. Later, he made great achievements in recruiting the beggar army and was promoted all the way. He is now the captain of Pingyang Du Branch (the sixth rank).
He had not been here long, he was sent over by the King of Liang to replace his predecessor who had resigned and returned home due to his father's death.
Yang Bao was a little wary of him because he was not familiar with him, but on the whole he was okay because Tian Gui represented the King of Liang.
"Okay." Yang Bao took a rough look at the register and said, "I feel relieved after handing over this manor. Let's go back to the government office first and go to Gaoxian tomorrow."
Tian Gui silently responded yes.
Chapter completed!