The delivery of Yu Zhi and Yang Bao lasted until mid-February.
At this time, the Shaofu, Sinong Temple, and Taipu Temple families gathered together again in the building.
Sinong Qing Yin Xian was numb and kept taking out things. He had handed over the garden and the money prison before, but now he wants some livestock.
It doesn't matter if the Shaofu oversees Yu Zhi. The official temple has just received a large amount of money, so it doesn't matter if the pastures and livestock are handed over.
The current Grand Servant is Xun Yi, but he doesn't have much smile on his face because he is not very interested in "mundane affairs".
It's not that he has no ability, it's just that he hates being involved in worldly things. If he has this time, he might as well drink and play, or study and practice calligraphy at home.
Therefore, he felt that he was living in pain every day. He was just obeying his father's orders, doing business for the family, and dealing with official duties, even though many people praised him for being smart and capable.
Today he appointed Lekuan, the young minister of Taipu Temple (formerly the prefect of Shangluo) to handle the handover.
This was originally an area he was familiar with. He had managed a ranch in Guangchengze before. Taipu Temple was headed by Taipuqing, with Shaoqing as his deputy. However, there was more than one Shaoqing, and Lekuan was in charge of the pastoral supervisor.
After looking through the pastoral prisons in the world, there are currently only two high-level pastoral prisons, namely Guangcheng Prison and Loufan Prison.
Guangchengze Ranch has been established for many years, and currently has nearly a thousand stallions, 30,000 females, and more than 20,000 stallions of various colors (all of which have been castrated).
This ranch is not so much for breeding horses as it is for breeding.
Therefore, they only kept a thousand useful stallions, and all other stallions were castrated, sent to the battlefield for consumption, sent to local counties, or simply sold.
But breeding requires a bit of luck.
So far, we have only produced a draft horse that is relatively strong. The disadvantage is that it eats a lot. This is not really a disadvantage. If it is strong, it should eat a lot.
This time, tens of thousands of horses were obtained from the Kingdom of Dai. King Liang ordered that Xianbei horses and Fuyu horses be collected and sent to Guangchengze for breeding. The Xiongnu horses could be sold in batches, brought back in exchange for some food, and stored in the palace in preparation for war.
In addition, cattle, sheep and other miscellaneous animals were also taken over by the two chief shepherds of Taipu Temple. Excluding those that had been rewarded or eaten, there were still more than 300,000, which may not be enough to house them.
Therefore, Taipu Temple sent people to the northwest of Shilou County in early February to investigate and prepare to build a new pastoral prison at the old site of Liu Han Ranch by Longquan Water, called "Longquan Prison".
The pastoral supervisor is also a lucrative department.
Even if livestock is not stolen or sold, just selling cattle and sheep dung is a considerable amount of income.
As for horse manure, no one wants it for now, unless it is the manure from horses eating Xianbei Mountain ice grass, which can fertilize the fields. Ice grass mainly grows in colder grasslands, such as Heilongjiang and Jilin.
Named after being covered with a layer of ice fog, it is an excellent pasture. In modern society, it has moved to the dining table and people have begun to eat it.
The three chief officers took their seats, while the assistant officers were busy leading a group of lower-level officials to count the quantities and register them.
"Over there -" Le Kuan asked as he walked on the hillside through the remaining snow, pointing to a valley on the side.
Zhou Mo looked up and said, "That's Princess Xiangcheng's pasture. It's not an official ranch."
"That's it." Lekuan nodded and said, "I heard that the princess also has a ranch in Runan, does Zhou Sicheng know?"
"I know." Zhou Mo said, "Her family only has these two pastures."
"How many Queens Hui are there?"
"Five." Zhou Mo smiled bitterly and said: "There are five major pastures in Guangchengze, Luoyang, Bianliang, Julu, and Taiyuan. Horses are not as abundant as officials, but cattle and sheep are far better."
"If this is taken back to Taipu Temple..." Le Kuan rubbed his chin and said.
Zhou Mo glanced at him and said, "My lord, please don't think so. Although the young master is handing over cattle and sheep, who knows that he won't open a ranch in the future?"
To put it bluntly, the Shaofu is an organization that collects wealth for the emperor. The income from its various industries may not necessarily go into the national treasury, but the distribution is relatively clear.
Will Yang Xianrong's five ranches really be given to the imperial court? It is more likely that they will be merged into the Shaofu in the future and exist as the private property of King Liang.
As for the two ranches owned by Xiangcheng Princess Simaimao, they may be treated as normal.
"Huh? The princess is actually in the pasture." Zhou Mo looked carefully to the south. Amidst the green trees and red flowers, a quiet courtyard appeared in front of him. Hundreds of people held high the guard of honor, guarding the princess, mother and daughter. The yard.
The most amazing thing is that Zhou Mo saw Tong Qianjin, the deputy governor of Prince Liang's army.
He was standing on a mountain road not far away with hundreds of soldiers, seemingly preparing to escort the princess and her daughter away.
"The king...the princess's daughter is fourteen years old this year, right?" Le Kuan came over and asked.
Zhou Mo shook his head and Le Kuan said nothing more.
Some things are so complicated that it is best for outsiders not to get involved.
Do you know the surname of the daughter of Princess Xiangcheng clearly? Wang Taiwei wants to recognize this niece. The princess himself is willing, but King Liang is not willing. Why? Think about it carefully.
Instead of getting to the bottom of things, it is better to pretend to be confused, and then find a way to marry this "Wang Huiwan" if there is a young and handsome man in the family. From then on, he will definitely rise to the top and be promoted to a higher position than you know.
Having said this, you will understand naturally.
"This year, the ranch will send a large number of horses to the north, right?" Le Kuan turned around, stopped looking, and changed the subject.
"Maybe not much." Zhou Mo said: "The king may reward the tribes with silk and silk and ask them to bring more horses to the expedition."
"Is silk useful?"
"It would be nice to have a reward. You can always exchange something with the merchant."
"Indeed. In other words, Shengle will definitely be defeated this year?"
"It's inevitable."
The two of them left quickly, one after the other.
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Clear the land, increase the household registration, clarify the tax system, reform the organization...
One matter after another was sent to Shao Xun's desk.
He read it carefully and found that the Prime Minister's Office had given annotations, and it was Yu Chen's own handwriting. Alas, my father-in-law worked too hard! I have to deal with official duties even when I am ill. You make me look like a scumbag.
At the end of February, after plowing the fields and kissing silkworms, Shao Xun, Yu Wenjun and his wife came to the Prime Minister's Mansion together.
Compared with Jinyang Lundao last year, Yu Chen is even thinner, with prominent cheekbones and looks very scary.
The old wife Guanqiu wiped away her tears, and Yu Wenjun also cried.
Yu Chen sighed and said to his wife: "I hate old people, but I'm not dead yet."
Mrs. Guanqiu glared at him, and after a while wiped away tears again, but stopped crying.
"Your Majesty." It was the end of February, and Yu Chen was still wearing a thick fur, as if he was cold to the bone. He said, "This year, you must be cautious during the Northern Expedition."
"Proceed with caution." Shao Xun nodded.
He knew that Yu Chen had some words that he didn't say.
If you win, your prestige will be greatly increased and you can do more things.
If you lose and your prestige is damaged, you won't have to give in, but you can only calm down and calm down.
What if you work hard but in vain? It would be better.
Because this result can be whitewashed, for example, the army is majestic, the enemy is trembling with fear, and flees at the sight of the wind, etc. When the time comes, a few prisoners will be brought back and paraded in public, and people who don't know what is going on will think that it is really a great victory.
This result cannot be falsified, because after such an experience, Suo Tou did not dare to make any mistakes in a short period of time, which just confirmed the theory of a great victory.
Now that the war has started, Shao Xun knows exactly what to do.
His main purpose is to gain prestige, and his secondary purpose is to eliminate the rope head. Therefore, he must use the strength of a lion to fight a rabbit, use his best talents, and at the same time act cautiously, not be greedy for merit and advance rashly, minimize flaws, and do not give the enemy a chance.
In addition, more energy should be put into politics in fighting this kind of war.
If the politics are right, the military will be easy to handle.
Looking more closely, it is a bit like the Turks that split during the Sui and Tang Dynasties. After the Central Plains army fought, the Hu chiefs gathered one after another to help them deal with another group of Hu chiefs. After all, Tuoba Shiyiqian had a strong claim , his legitimacy is stronger than that of Tuoba Yihuai, but he just suffers from his age, otherwise Yihuai would really have no chance.
The situation Helan Aitou faces is difficult, that's for sure.
He didn't even dare to leave Beidu Shengle until the last moment. Once Gein left, it was hard to say which side the people below would turn to.
This is why politics has always been higher than military affairs.
A regime with an unstable foundation faces such a dangerous situation.
"Your Majesty is used to fighting, I can rest assured." Yu Chen smiled happily and said, "I will hold on to Pingyang. No matter what, we have to wait until your Majesty wins the battle."
Yu Wenjun burst into tears and said, "Master!"
Shao Xun patted her hand lightly and sighed: "My wife worked hard for me. I will always remember this love."
Yu Chen also sighed, full of regret.
For a while, the room fell silent, leaving only the intermittent sobs and the melancholy that seemed to solidify.
"The ambition of a great king is rare in ancient times." After a long time, Yu Chen said again: "This road is full of thorns, so it is not easy to walk. If it can be achieved, maybe it can lead to a new road for the world. The old methods of the past are indeed It’s useless.”
"What the old lady said is absolutely true." Shao Xun said, "But this road must be walked to the end even if you die."
Yu Chen sighed with unknown meaning, which seemed to be a sign of approval, but also a sign of worry, and even more confused.
No one can see through the fog of history, not even the top trendsetters of this era.
"Do you have anything to explain to me?" Shao Xun suddenly asked.
After going on an expedition, there is no guarantee when he will be able to come back. Perhaps today’s visit will be the last in this life.
Yu Chen seemed to be in a trance. After hearing Shao Xun's call, he rolled his eyes and looked at his daughter.
Shao Xun understood, so he held Yu Wenjun's hand tightly and said, "Don't worry, madam. Wenjun is sincere to me. From now on, she will definitely be my queen. Her mother's love for the world will never be betrayed."
Yu Chen murmured with his lips, as if he wanted to say something else, but in the end he said nothing.
He knows some things better than everyone else.
To be able to commit to this is already a feeling of nostalgia.
With this promise, his grandson would have a huge advantage over others out of thin air, and this was actually the inherent advantage of his eldest son.
"Yuan Gui has not made much achievements in Xuzhou." Yu Chen added: "Actually, he has become much calmer in recent years than before, and I have noticed it. But he is still unable to assume the position of an important minister in the Taige. Your Majesty,
——”
"Yuan Gui met me twenty years ago." Shao Xun said softly: "In the past twenty years, he may have a bad temper or lack of ability, but he has always tried his best to do things for me and never had second thoughts. I will judge my talents.
The appointment is based on the friendship of twenty years."
Yu Chen smiled bitterly. After all, there was a bit of relief in his eyes.
He thought of the choices he faced back then.
On the one hand, he obtained the post of prefect of Kuaiji, Jiangdong through connections, abandoned everything, and moved south in his clothes.
On the one hand, he did not give up his pastoral house and ancestral home in Yingchuan, and took up the post of governor of Jijun.
After much hesitation, I finally chose to stay.
Perhaps this was the best decision he made in his life because he met the right person.
Chapter completed!