The path in front of Xiaoqing Mountain Village was still not very conspicuous. Song Wen got off his horse and patted the small stone tablet. He and a group of half-grown men spent a lot of effort to decorate it.
At that time, I was bathing naked in the back mountain pond with these guys! Those guys... more than a dozen of them had died in battles while suppressing bandits and working as guards for merchants.
Song Wen could almost recall the appearance of each of them...
Today, Xiaoqingshan has been completely reduced to a farm, with no decent workshops except for a few carpenters and masons.
It's just that those tenants didn't move out at the beginning, they still brought their children and helped the village soldiers farm the land diligently!
Nearly a thousand acres of land around here were bought by Song Wen from Taoshan County and distributed to the first batch of rural soldiers, but... Song Wen knew that it wouldn't take long before most of the Central Plains would be destroyed by the war! These lands,
Everything will become barren...
A group of tenant farmers got the news and rushed out one by one in a hurry. The old farmer in the leader bowed to Song Wen from a distance and saluted... "Lang Jun, Lang Jun is back! Lang Jun is back...
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In the good days of a few years, the ten or twenty households that were desperately poor now all have married their children and built houses, and each family has a lot of grain and copper coins! Song Wen asked them to recruit some honest refugees themselves.
Help them farm together... Four or six cents of the account and one cent for repairing farm tools for cattle and horses can leave almost half of the harvest. The more you harvest, the more points you get! Song Wen also thoughtfully gave the shares directly to the original old tenant family.
Three acres of land!
These three acres of land are the roots of these old tenants! With these three acres of land, these tenants can stand upright in front of outsiders and be human beings! They will not be driven out to fend for themselves because they are rejected by their masters and can only become refugees.
beggar……
These people all regard Song Wen as a god!
After chatting with these people for a few words, Song Wen came to the small courtyard where he had lived, entertained the heads of these families to sit in the courtyard, and told them some things... especially the news that the imperial court was going to war with the Liao Kingdom!
To Song Wen's surprise, these old tenant farmers didn't seem to care who the Song Dynasty went to war with. They didn't realize that the Liao people or barbarians could disturb their lives.
The worst thing is to pay more taxes... Anyway, now every family has spare copper coins and grain, so they can afford it! Sir, don't worry... Song Wen didn't know whether to laugh or cry after hearing this, so he just told them directly... If one day there is Daqingshan,
Someone asked them to move to Daqingshan Military Village for refuge, so they must obey unconditionally! Just abandon this place and follow the rural soldiers to farm in Daqingshan... It doesn't matter if they lose things, houses, etc., as long as people are alive.
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Most of the old tenant farmers nodded in agreement, but there was a trace of doubt on their faces... How is it possible? Did Lang Jun think too much? How could the enemy come to Taoshan County? Wouldn't all Bianliang have to be lost?
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Song Wen shook his head, there was nothing he could do... He couldn't tell all his secrets? Besides, even if he told them, they wouldn't believe him?
After wandering around for a long time, Song Wen rode to Taoshan County... Today's Taoshan County still does not have a county magistrate, but the chief clerk has been replaced by Huang Lingqi, who came from the capital! I am afraid that the news has been revealed in advance...
Both Qingshan Military Village and Xiaoqingshan Village belong to Song Wen, and Song Wen can now be called the invisible powerhouse of Taoshan County and a local snake!
Not to mention that behind Song Wen was the most trusted person in front of the emperor, Gao Qiu, the commander-in-chief of the Third Government Office! He was second only to the Privy Council of the Great Song Dynasty, the leader of the Imperial Army, and the confidant who held the handle of the Imperial Army's sword for His Majesty the Emperor...
Huang Lingqi only met Song Wen once. Song Wen talked to him respectfully but was neither humble nor arrogant, and then generously left a gift note... Master Huang took one look at it and breathed a sigh of relief with satisfaction.
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Two thousand taels of silver, two horses... And later, someone came to visit, and pointed out in an understatement the shop industry under the name of Qingshan Village, especially the Sihai Chamber of Commerce... The tax paid every year, and Taoshan County has increased year by year in recent years.
More than a year’s worth of food taxes!
Master Huang immediately understood that as long as he didn't cause trouble... After three years of office, with a proper evaluation of the above-average evaluation, the performance of the Tax, Bank, Food, and Warehouse would definitely be far better than that of his predecessor! In addition, he secretly made some money...
…This can make people happy even in their dreams!
So Mr. Huang valued Song Wen even more. This time Song Wen came back... He vaguely told Mr. Huang that he was afraid that he would be recommended by Gao Dianshuai to go to Jingdong Road to take up a post... He was just in his early twenties and would be able to rise to prominence.
A military attache who is involved in the army of a state! It can be said to be rare in the world... There is definitely an unknown inside story. Although Song Wen is a martial artist, who knows whether Gao Qiu will push him forward with all his strength?
So when Song Wen revealed that he wanted to recommend a new Zhizhai to Gao Dianshuai, Chief Huang, who was not stupid, immediately patted his chest and promised... As long as Song Zhizhai proposed a candidate, he, the person in charge of Taoshan County, would also immediately
Submit a message to the Ministry of War and recommend the same person to be the commander of the village!
Song Wen was completely relieved this time. After he left, he asked the Daqingshan military camp to keep a low profile, so that it could slowly disappear in the eyes of the court... When the Central Plains is in chaos, Daqingshan can hide more.
Take a while, prepare for a while.
After leaving Taoshan County, it took us half a day to walk quickly to Daqingshan Military Village! Song Wen walked slowly with more than a dozen guards. What he saw was that compared with when Song Wen first came to Daqingshan, the lives of ordinary people were different.
It's indeed much better.
Although there are still many homeless beggars, without bandits and bandits harassing them everywhere, plus the Sihai Chamber of Commerce has recruited a lot of people, and the geographical location of the four-way thoroughfare, the coming and going of caravans and traders have also brought a lot of livelihood opportunities.
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Leaving the official road, the sky was already getting dark... Song Wen saw from a distance a group of cavalry shouting and rolling up smoke and roaring from the distance of the official road...
There are more than a hundred cavalrymen. The knights are wearing the familiar mandarin duck battle coats and short green-black cloaks familiar to Song Wen. The scimitar is fixed in front of the saddle, and the other side is equipped with a short crossbow or bow and arrow.
An Chun said excitedly: "Brother, he is the cavalry of our Qingshan Camp!"
A big black horse ran at the front, and a rider on the horse was a tall man with a beard. He was Li Yan, who was over forty years old.
"Hey... hahaha, you brat, if you run away and won't come back for half a year, you are not afraid that your hometown will be abandoned!"
Song Wen laughed and stepped forward to greet him, cupping his hands and saying: "Having an old man in the family is like having a treasure! I have Uncle Li to help me look after the house, so I can rest assured after a few years!"
Li Yan laughed loudly: "You guys...by the way, did you rescue that little green slave girl of yours? Why didn't you bring her back?"
Song Wen nodded: "I put her on Sanxian Island, and played wildly with everyone's ladies all day long... At the time... I didn't expect that she was still a wild child! Now she is planning something with Ling'er
A ship trains a group of female pirates..."
Li Yan shook her head: "That girl Ling'er... aren't you afraid that Ling'er will get jealous and throw her into the sea?"
Song Wen was very proud... "Who am I, Song Wen? Women from Bianliang know best... It's just two women, nothing! Hahaha..."
"Blow, keep blowing... Go home quickly, there are more than 300 little brothers in the village, and none of them have seen your face yet!"
Song Wen nodded, looked around at the excited fellow soldiers from Qingshan Camp, and shouted loudly: "Qingshan Camp... a million victories!"
"Wan Sheng...Wan Sheng!"
Song Wen nodded and continued: "Don't let your martial arts fall behind. There will be room for me to use them in this world! I have been named the Mizhou military envoy of Jingdong East Road by the court... From now on, if we can pacify the Dengmi Peninsula!"
Destroy the bandits to save the people, and do business in the fields and fight pirates! Not only do you want to be a tiger on the ground, but you also want to be a dragon in the sea... A month later, our Qingshan Battalion will start a competition! Excellent soldiers, promoted to military positions and ready to lead troops... Two commanders,
Six captains, eighteen team captains! There are also secretaries, chief registrars, service battalions... sailor battalions! Whoever has the ability will win the military position, there will be martial arts competitions and literary competitions... If anyone is lazy these days, don't do it.
Study and learn calligraphy, and don't come to me crying and complaining!"
More than a hundred fellow soldiers from the Qingshan Battalion immediately became excited after hearing this. Some were gearing up to improve their military positions, while others were full of regret as if they were mourning for their heirs... These guys should be the ones Song Wen mentioned who didn't study hard.