On the evening of the 22nd month of the first year of Yongjia, the stars scattered and scattered, and the world can be seen. According to Liu Xiang's "The Biography of the Five Elements of Hongfan", the officials of heaven are the symbols of the imperial family and the royal family showing their titles; the small stars are unknown, representing the common people. Therefore, the dispersion of stars is a great evil sign, which is a sign of chaos in the world and the common people are moving and dying. It seems to echo this terrible celestial phenomenon. On the day after the dispersion of the stars, a heavy snow roared down in the territory of the Jin Dynasty thousands of miles. From Guanzhong to the Central Plains, the snow on the flat ground was thick, hundreds of thousands, millions of civilians were short of food and clothing, and the crying sounds shook the sky and the earth. Thousands of people were frozen and hungry every day, and even fierce beasts and birds starved to death, and even those who broke into their houses to seize food. The Dajin, which was already on the verge of collapse, was hit by a heavy blow from heaven.
The heavy snow also affected Hebei, but it was relatively far less severe than the Central Plains. Ding Shao, the governor of Jizhou, was a rare official at that time. He quickly cleaned up government affairs after the war. Although the heavy snow continued, he used the soldiers of the prefectures and counties that had not yet dispersed to rescue stock supplies day and night, repaired dangerous houses, built temporary sheds, and opened warehouses and released grain to help the victims. As a result, at the beginning of the year, the refugees in Jizhou who fled to the Three Wei areas in order to avoid the military disasters showed signs of heavy snow returning.
If the people of Jizhou were able to survive in troubled times, then compared with it, Youzhou could be called a well-off society. Of course, this is because Youzhou was lucky enough to be affected by snow disasters, and it was also due to the contribution of Youzhou Zu Ge, the governor of Youzhou. However, Lu Yao's troops, who had been in charge of Youzhou for less than two months, also played an unexpected positive role in it.
Lu Yao originally attached great importance to the role of merchants. When he was in charge of Dai County, he strongly supported and encouraged merchants to go between Jizhou and Dai Land, and exchanged cattle, horses, furs, etc. for iron, plowing tools, grain and other urgently needed materials. Therefore, he specially dispatched personnel to repair the Baishishan passage connecting Dai Land and Jizhou. After that, Dai County infiltrated Youzhou through the large caravans of the Ruyuan Jin people group of Wei Cao and the Fang brothers' three brothers. Therefore, after Youzhou, Dai Land and Bashang Grassland were unified under the rule of the Pingbei General's Mansion, there were countless cattle, horses and livestock on the Bashang Grassland, and Dai Land was farming and water conservancy management.
In the core area, Youzhou has salt, iron, fishing, and forest benefits. The three complement each other and demand each other. In just two months, the trade between regions has entered an explosive prosperity. Although the families and families in Youzhou generally have barriers and even reject the military government, under the huge commercial interests, they have to talk about Fang Qinzhi, Fang Jianzhi, and the three brothers Fang Jianzhi talk about the exchange of wealth and business cooperation. With the unexpected wealth that comes from this, the families of Youzhou have become more calm and composed when dealing with the cold winter than in previous years.
On the other hand, ordinary self-cultivated farmers and tenants in Youzhou also benefited from the arrival of the Dai County Army. On the one hand, various parts of the Dai County Army occupied the fortresses, not only were most of the military rations self-sufficient, but also carried a large number of cattle, horses and livestock, so there was no special burden on the local area. On the other hand, due to Lu Yao's generous habits and fair methods of handling affairs, the generous rewards from previous battles were never intercepted by various generals. Therefore, the soldiers of the Dai County Army usually had
It is quite wealthy, and it is not comparable to those who are poor and soldiers. With money in hand, it is inevitable that they will improve. They buy food, wine and food every day, making the surrounding villages and communities responsible for supporting the situation make a fortune. Because the soldiers in advance were given instructions, they will never allow forced buying and selling, and bullying others by bullying. Therefore, some poor people even traveled dozens of miles of night road, carrying pickled vegetables and other morning sales. Even if they spend some rewards, it is enough for the family to eat a few meals in the middle of winter.
A few days ago, the General Office of Pingbei sent a large number of officials to various places, and announced the policy of allocating land to the meritorious soldiers and allowing the tenant farmers to shelter them, which caused an uproar among the people in all places. Only by making a meritorious decapitation of the first-level beheading can one take up land according to the method of taking up 70 acres of land, 30 acres of women, 50 acres of land, 20 acres of land, 20 acres of land, 20 acres of land, 20 acres of land, 20 acres of land, 20 acres of land, 20 acres of land, 20 acres of land, 20 acres of land, and 20 acres of land, and 20 acres of land, the tax amount of land is only eight liters per acre... This is a legendary good governance that has only existed since the founding of the Jin Dynasty. For the simple people who regard land as their lives, but can never truly own land, it is like God is crazy and sprinkling gold on the ground.
At first, the people were all wondering why the great good thing fell on these soldiers? Is this true or false? Could it be that General Lu talked nonsense to deceive those stupid soldiers and worked hard? However, after waiting for a day or two, he heard the legend of the soldiers of Dai County who purchased the camp that a general had already obtained some fertile land from some fertile land; and a general under a certain army, because of his fierce fighting, he not only received rewards for land, but his name was also reported to the General Pingbei Palace by the officer. After General Lu looked at it, he would be promoted to hundreds of generals. One day, the rural Cao official under the military administration had been inspected here and began to review the area and fertility of the abandoned land in the local area and registration of the records. The soldiers who followed the rural Cao official immediately had a red face, could not hide it from others!
As a result, the people immediately had no doubts, and the farmers, who were naturally smart, hurriedly started to make a small plan.
Sun Cuzi is one of the most meticulous people who knows how to calculate. His ancestors were rich families in Bohai County, Jizhou. When the family was in chaos at the end of the Han Dynasty, their ancestors were looted by the riots. Then they moved to Youzhou and took root in the northern border. Unfortunately, thirty or fifty years passed in the blink of an eye, the original rich families had completely become poor farmers. By the time Sun Cuzi's generation, they only lived in two broken houses and more than ten acres of dry land under the west mountain. The couple had to rely on helping others to raise several children.
Even so, with the wisdom passed down from his ancestors, Sun Crookedzi always thought he had a superb knowledge and was far away from the vulgarity. After learning the news, he immediately sold the half-cam grass grass at a low price and rushed home to discuss with his wife: "The soldiers of Dai County are mostly single men and have no relatives, so even if they have land, they cannot take care of them. But is my Erya not a good marriage? Just like this, this, the land actually fell into his own hands, and he also found a backer with an identity in the Dai County army. Then you will have no worries in the future?
Is? Alas, you old lady, have shallow knowledge! Although the military households have a low status, as long as they have land, they are the guarantee of survival, so why bother to care about so many things... Okay, okay, stinky girl, you dare to hit me... Be gentle... hiss... don't pinch! In this way, let's take a step back and say, even if we can't find a happy marriage for our daughter, those meritorious soldiers can still shelter the tenants! Let's spend some thoughts, find a kind and generous soldier, talk to him, and the whole family will be used as a tenant. The rent and tax paid by the tenant is also limited, no matter whether the harvest is good or bad next year, they will not starve to death..."
Sun Crooker was so proud that he couldn't help laughing at the sky, rubbing his hands with calluses, and he thought that Cao Gong was so proud that he was when he wrote a poem with his spear, but that was nothing more than that. Unexpectedly, the old woman was really a broken mouth. In less than half an hour, she spread his exquisite plans throughout the village community. Suddenly, countless people were moved and discussed overnight, and even spent a little bit of lamp oil at home that she regarded as treasures. The next day, she got up and saw that all the village had dark circles.
However, a day or two later, many Youzhou households who were marrying and intending to give up their contributions almost broke the threshold of where the Dai County Army stationed everywhere. As the unowned abandoned land was divided into the names of the meritorious soldiers, the land deeds were handed over to the newly married wife by Zheng and Chong. The Dai County Army, who was once regarded as an outsider, instantly completed an unbreakable combination with the local villagers of Youzhou.
Such a scene was naturally seen by the old Youzhou Army members who lived next to the soldiers of Dai County, who were supervised. The soldiers who had resisted the reorganization of the General's Mansion like stubborn donkeys were shocked and confused. The men risked their lives to join the army for fame and fortune. Seeing that the soldiers of Dai County had gained so much, the Youzhou soldiers immediately felt envious, and were even more jealous as if they were sting their hearts.
This situation is also far beyond the expectations of the local wealthy families. In fact, when it comes to wealth, local wealthy people have experienced decades or even hundreds of years of accumulation, and countless fertile land under their names, and may not be as good as Dai County, which started from scratch. The problem is that for a time, no one is willing to cruelly use the private wealth of the family to compete with Dai County, so they can only urge the mouthpieces deployed in the army to incite more and disrupt the situation.
"General Pingbei treated the Dai County Army so well, but was as strict as a prisoner to the Youzhou Army. He was really unpredictable! Those Dai County people ate the same food with us, and they looked like they were not the same-minded! This clearly did not treat us Youzhou people as humans! We must make a clear understanding!" In a camp outside Jicheng, an officer from the Youzhou tribe was shouting loudly.
There were dozens of elite soldiers surrounding the officer. The leader was about fifty years old, with a somewhat deteriorating appearance. He had a terrifying scar running from top to bottom on his face, and the scars turned purple-red. Although in the cold winter, he only wore a dirty short jacket, barely exposed his thick arms with blue veins. The old man rolled his eyes and looked at the officer, muttering for a while. Some of the other soldiers behind him were silly and whispering.
The officer knew very well that these people were old soldiers who were brave and good at fighting and had rich combat experience and were particularly trusted by others. He quickly shouted at the top of his lungs, and this time he focused on criticizing the people of Dai County for looting the land of Youzhou, which was like a robber. He also added a sentence after wiping it: "Old Song, do you think so?"
The scar-faced old man, known as "Old Song", blinked his fingers and listened for a while. Over the days, he heard those words over and over again many times, and always felt that they seemed right and not right. But after all, he was used to obeying the officer's orders, so he was indeed a little angry and nodded heavily. The officer hurriedly said, "That's right, that's right! The people of Dai County are using the fields of our Youzhou as a benefit. Can we bully the martial artists of Youzhou?"
Once the old soldier signaled, dozens of people behind him agreed, so he raised his arms and scolded the other person together.
While there was a noise, a horse rushed into the camp gate.
The horse was full of dust, and the essay was dressed up, wearing a small crown, a sword around his waist, and the backpack behind him was bulging, as if there were many scrolls. He glanced at the Youzhou soldiers gathered in one place, ignored it, and took out a quotation from the backpack and held it high, saying loudly: "I am Zhan Wangyou, a civil servant of the General of Pingbei, and saw that General Lu issued an edict here! Fifteen days later, General Pingbei will review the troops in Jicheng School, and set up a venue competition to allow the soldiers of the county and the former Youzhou army to participate in the competition at will. The general said that he only needs extraordinary skills, even if he has not made any achievements, he will have a generous reward for wealth, official positions, and land! If the old Youzhou army who have already accepted the reorganization, if there are any candidates, the reward will be given twice!"
After reading it, Zhan Wangyou pointed casually: "You, and you, hurry up and post this list of articles! Let's talk to you about two people who know the text and write. Everyone, General Lu treats people equally, and only talent is the only one who has always treated the soldiers with sincerity. Now it is a chance to make a name for the soldiers! You pat your head and think about what you are doing for the army? Is it to serve the court, win a wife and a son, or to be enslaved by others, and be driven by the family? What should you do in the future? You have already figured out what you should do!"
Zhan Wangyou said these words, and saw that the two soldiers had already sticked the list text high on the wall beside the camp gate, so they rode the horse and left without delaying it.
This list of articles is more than four feet wide, each character is the size of a palm, and can be seen clearly from a distance; the words are also very popular, and it is obviously specially prepared for ordinary soldiers. In the huge military camp, there are always a few who can barely read the words, and some people show off their skills and read them stumblingly in the past. As expected, the meaning is just as what the official said just now.
The soldiers looked at the bright red official seal on the left side of the list text, looked back at the officer's faces that were frightened and angry, and unconsciously moved a few steps towards the list text.
"Ahem, boy, please read it again. I was far away from me just now, and I didn't hear it in detail!" Someone from the crowd asked diligently.
"If you have the ability, you will benefit! Just a few simple sentences, how can you read it? I want to go to the competition! I also have good martial arts skills. How can I lose my share from the rewards of General Pingbei?" a tall and strong man shouted irritably.
"Well said it! No matter what the big principles are, let's go to Jicheng to compete. Whoever can win the reward is the good man!" Many people responded noisily.
After shouting for a long time, everyone had almost vented their passion and gradually became quiet. The tall man who had just shouted loudestly turned sideways, but found that the scarred old Song was standing behind him silently. His back suddenly collapsed, and his whole body was more than two feet shorter out of thin air, and his tone of speech was even more polite: "Uncle Song, you are still here."
"Well... um..." Old Song was not good at speaking. He just lowered his eyes and looked at his hands. This was a pair of warriors' hands. The palms of the warriors were wide and hard as iron, with rough and powerful fingers. Both the middle finger and ring finger of the left hand had missing knuckles. There were rugged bones at the break, showing that they were cut by a sharp blade. He looked at his hands steadily, and after a long time, he whispered: "Remember to call me when you go."
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Chapter completed!