At this time, by the Yellow River in Lingzhou, Chen Qing and his generals were also exploring the ice conditions of the Yellow River.
An experienced sailor said: "To report back to Your Highness, the situation this year is similar to the year before. It is estimated that there will be a complete thaw and severe flooding in late February."
"What happened last year?" Chen Qing asked again.
"I remember that last year's cold flood occurred on the last day of February. This year it will be a few days earlier, but it is colder in Fengzhou than here. It may not occur until early March."
"Is it possible to transport supplies on the ice now?"
"no!"
The old man quickly shook his head and said: "The ice layer is unstable. Some places are thicker, and some places are very thin. People walking on it will definitely break and fall into the water."
Chen Qing nodded and said to several generals: "I am considering moving the battlefield to Fengzhou. We cannot place the battlefield in Lingzhou."
Yang Zaixing said: "If this is the case, then you can consider using camels to transport supplies first. We have 60,000 camels here. We can transport the grain and grass supplies over a few more trips."
"But tents, camp fences and other luggage cannot be transported."
"If we can fight directly, we don't actually need the camp."
Chen Qing thought for a while and asked Li Muching: "Is there any news from the scout?"
"Reporting to Your Highness, there is no news from the scouts yet, but it should be within the next two days."
Chen Qing nodded and said to the generals: "Go back to the military camp first!"
The generals turned their horses around one after another. Chen Qing suddenly discovered a village on the other side of the river, so he said to the generals: "You go back to the military camp first, and I will go to the other side to check on the people's situation!"
Lingzhou Governor Zhang Ao and Changshi Wang Bo accompanied Chen Qing to the pontoon in the south. When Lu Wei was the magistrate of Lingzhou Prefecture, Zhang Ao was the general magistrate. After Lu Wei was transferred back to Jingzhao, Zhang Ao was promoted to the magistrate. Now he is the magistrate.
Changed his name to Governor.
Lu Wei admired him very much, praising him for being practical and down-to-earth, and strongly recommended him to Chen Qing to take over as the prefect. Although Zhang Ao was not a major, he was still promoted to the chief official of Lingzhou by Chen Qing.
The group crossed the floating bridge and arrived at the south of the village.
The village is new. In the past, it was the large manor of Xixia dignitaries. The Han slaves who farmed the land lived in low and dilapidated mud houses. After the Xixia was destroyed, almost one million Han slaves did not return. Chen Qing
The land, shops and houses were distributed to them, and they stayed on Lingxia Road and became the owners of Lingxia Road.
At present, the mountainous areas to the south and west of Lingxia Road are mainly Qiang people, forming Xiazhou Prefecture. Lingzhou Prefecture is where Han people live. Almost all millions of Han people live here. As the population grows in the future, they will continue to move north.
Migration to Fengzhou.
As a group of people approached the entrance of the village, a dozen thin dogs ran out and barked wildly. A middle-aged man shouted loudly, and the dozen thin dogs ran back in fright.
"It turns out that it's Zhang Cishi and Wang Changshi. They have humbled their positions and are far away from home!"
When the governor Zhang Ao saw that the other party turned out to be Liu Yong, the official of his government, he was also surprised and asked: "Liu Sishi, why is your family here?"
The man said sheepishly: "This is my parents' house. Today is a day off and I'm here to visit my parents!"
Chen Qingxiao asked: "Prince Zhang, are these your subordinates?"
Only then did the man see Chen Qing. He was really frightened. He quickly stepped forward and knelt down, "It's so disrespectful to be in such a humble position that I didn't know His Highness was coming!"
Zhang Ao introduced: "He is the official of the government office. His name is Liu Yong. This is his parents' home."
Chen Qing nodded and smiled: "Please get up! I'm going to visit your parents and find out what's going on!"
"Please come with your humble duties!"
Liu Yong led everyone into the village. The houses in the village were all made of blue bricks and tiles. At first glance, they were built uniformly. The army built several large brick and tile workshops and fired a large amount of bricks and tiles for the people to build houses. This is also
In order to allow the people to stay in Lingzhou with peace of mind, Chen Qing gave them a benefit.
Everyone walked into a large courtyard at the head of the village. This private house covers an area of about one acre. The courtyard is very large. There are several jujube trees planted in it. There are also a group of chickens and a well in the courtyard. It looks quite agricultural.
"The sun is nice today, let's sit in the yard!"
Liu Yong quickly went into the house and found a dozen small stools. An old couple also moved out chairs. There was a man in his thirties next to him, and behind him were a pair of children and a woman. They should be a family.
"That's my brother's family. My parents like the countryside, so they live with them."
Chen Qing nodded. At this time, Liu Yong brought his parents up again. When the old couple heard that it was His Highness King Yong, they quickly knelt down and kowtowed. Chen Qing asked his soldiers to help them up.
The old man said with tears: "Your Highness is our reborn parent. If it weren't for Your Highness, we would have died long ago. How could we live like this today?"
"You're welcome, old man. The country is based on the people. I am sincerely happy to see that you can spend your old age peacefully. Please sit down!"
As everyone sat down, many villagers came to the yard. When they heard that it was King Yong, the villagers couldn't help but cheer.
Chen Qing arranged for several elders to sit down, and they were surrounded by villagers, which made Chen Qing's soldiers quite nervous.
"How much land does the old man have now?" Chen Qing asked Liu's father with a smile.
"Reporting to Your Highness, our family has two hundred acres of land. The eldest son and the second son each have one hundred acres. The old man is over sixty years old and can no longer claim land, but he was given ten acres of vegetable fields."
Chen Qing was a little surprised. It seemed that there was no extra vegetable land in the land grant regulations. He turned back and looked at Zhang Ao.
Zhang Ao quickly explained: "The rule is that each household has one mu of homestead land. If the homeland is given up, ten acres of vegetable fields will be replenished. These ten acres of vegetable fields are actually compensation for Liu Yong."
Chen Qing knew very well that there must be something fishy going on here. Liu Yong went to the city to become an official and enjoyed a separate house in the city. Since his household registration was in the city, he should give up his land and homestead in the countryside, but Liu Yong obviously occupied both ends.
Officials will take advantage of loopholes in the system to benefit themselves. This situation occurs everywhere and is unavoidable. Although it is unavoidable, it does not mean that Chen Qing can ignore it.
Chen Qing didn't say anything, he smiled and said: "Old man Liu has raised a good son!"
The people around were laughing and watching the fun. The governor Zhang Ao and the chief governor Wang Bo understood the implication of King Yong's words. They looked at each other nervously, thinking that something was going to happen.
Chen Qing asked Old Man Liu and other old people: "What crops are grown now?"
Old Man Liu said: "Our family mainly grows wheat, and we also grow fifty acres of cotton. Cotton is more profitable than wheat. We plan to grow another fifty acres of cotton this year."
“Are you growing any corn?”
"I've heard about it, but I haven't considered it yet. Mainly because I haven't planted it before and I'm a little worried."
Another old man said: "Our family has planted two acres, but we don't dare to plant more!"
"Our family also planted an acre!" Another old man also said.
Chen Qing hopes to promote the planting of cotton and corn on a large scale in Lingzhou, but he also knows that this kind of thing cannot be forced. Farmers must feel profitable before they will plant it.
The key is to guide profit. The purchase price of corn should be consistent with that of wheat. If the yield increases, the income will triple. Once the news spreads, everyone will plant corn.
Chen Qing exchanged some greetings with everyone, then stood up and left.
The people sent Chen Qing out of the village, and everyone reluctantly said goodbye. At this time, Zhang Ao, the governor, whispered: "If I find out that Liu Yong is occupying both sides, I will immediately take back his family's hundred acres of land."
Chen Qing said calmly: "There is no need to take back the land. If I take back other people's land just after the inspection, I will be scolded with my spine broken!"
Zhang Ao was sweating profusely and said: "Bizhang didn't think carefully. Beizhang would change Liu Yong's house into a government residence, or let him buy it at the market price, and his household registration would also be transferred back to the countryside."
Chen Qing said coldly: "I don't care what you do. I'm here to fight, not to inspect government affairs. You can explain it to the Supervision Department later!"
