"Everyone said that the expedition to Youzhou was a great victory. Tens of thousands of the Tuoba family were surrendered, hundreds of thousands of cattle and sheep were obtained, and the benefits of the salt pond were recovered. However, the commander-in-chief did not impose a liquor ban. It is really unreasonable." Xiazhou City
In a restaurant outside, a sweaty man was sitting on his feet, complaining loudly.
Not prohibiting alcohol does not mean that alcohol is not allowed to be sold, but that private brewing is not allowed. Well, this is difficult to do, as private brewing is very popular among the people, but there is indeed such an official rule.
The rules can be traced back to the Xuanzong period, when Marshal Mi Jimi served as the Jiedu envoy of Xiazhou and the party envoy of the Northeast Province. At that time, the government did not allow private winemaking. At the same time, the shogunate also set up a special wine warehouse.
The public government unified brewing and selling, said to be to avoid private waste and consumption of food, but the main reason was mostly to raise military supplies.
Tens of thousands of troops are required to conquer the party, which costs a lot of money!
"Liu Sandou, you are so full of complaints. If you join the army, you will be whipped within three days." Another drinker laughed and said: "You are right to go to Ma Xing to find a job, so as not to be beaten to death."
"Jin Chongwen, you don't even know a few words, so you are so embarrassed to call me Chongwen." Liu Sandou continued to eat, and said: "Liu is good at wine, what can he do? If the commander-in-chief bans alcohol, he will definitely raise the price of alcohol.
Just like the price of meat has dropped."
The price of a Jie sheep in Xiazhou has dropped below 320 yuan, which is almost the same as the price of a lamb a few years ago, which is incredible. The tributes from various tribes in Pingxia Dangxiang and the trophies obtained from plundering have only increased in a short time.
Within a year, too many cattle, sheep, horses and camels flowed into Xiazhou. The sergeants received five rewards a year, four goats at a time, which amounted to 20 goats a year. They ate some at home and sold the ones they couldn't eat.
, at the same time, the shogunate was also selling it, and people from the grassland tribes also came to sell it, and the price suddenly dropped sharply.
Not only the price of sheep has dropped, but in fact the prices of beef, camel meat, donkey meat, horse meat, etc. have also dropped. But for the people of the Tang Dynasty, mutton was their most important meat consumption product, just like pork to later generations of China.
Like people, they basically only care about the price of mutton.
The restaurant is located on the south bank of Wuding River, next to the post road leading to Wuyan City, and there are still a lot of people coming and going. Recently, there have been many party members who came down from the mountains, carrying medicinal materials and leather to sell, and they are gradually selling in Henan.
This area of the shore spontaneously formed a market.
The mutton cooked in the restaurant was particularly delicious, attracting many businessmen to try it. The owner and his wife were busy all day long, with smiles on their faces. Later, they even recruited two younger nephews from their hometown in Tongzhou, Guanzhong to help.
The business is getting bigger and bigger.
"Chizi, stop running around and go back and cut the meat." A half-grown boy rushed out from behind the restaurant, holding a wooden knife in his hand and making a shouting sound, having a great time.
"What a majestic boy!" Liu Sandou put down the wine bottle and said in surprise.
This child looks like a calf. He looks like he is only twelve or thirteen years old, but he is as tall as an adult. If he grows up in a few years, he will be able to apply for a job in the Yamen Army.
"His uncle was on duty in the Tielin Army, and he has been following the commander since he came from Suizhou. This kid likes to fight and kill. Piaozi, go back and cut meat quickly. You are too busy." The owner of the restaurant gave chase.
He came out, grabbed the young man, and said.
"Only the sergeant's family can have enough to eat." Jin Chongwen shook his head and sighed.
"It's a little different now. There are so many cattle and sheep in Xiazhou, and many households have bought them to raise, and there are quite a lot of them making goat's milk, butter, and physalis. Didn't the commander-in-chief publish a document urging them to raise more of them?
Cows and sheep, children who eat more cow and goat milk can grow taller and stronger." The owner of the restaurant said with a smile.
Compared with Suizhou and Yinzhou, Xiazhou can indeed be said to be vast and sparsely populated. There are a lot of grasslands along the river banks, on the hillsides, and next to the woods. If these lands were in the interior, most of them would have been developed into farmland, but Xiazhou
There are not that many people in the state, so it can only be deserted there.
Not to mention, there is a large area of pasture enclosed by the imperial court near the city. Except for part of it that is reserved for raising trophies, the rest is open to the public. You can go and herd sheep if you want, and no one will stop you.
"Where is the article from the Marshal? Is it written by Mrs. Feng?" Jin Chongwen said.
Everyone laughed when they heard this. In Xiazhou, everyone knew that the commander-in-chief was bad at handwriting, and people often made fun of him in private, which was a bit of a joke for future generations.
However, everyone could not help but admire the wives that the marshal married. They were well-educated, sensible, and of extraordinary background. No wonder the marshal wanted to take them home.
"Hmph, if you don't encourage mulberry farming and encourage shepherding sheep, are you going to be a fool?" A few young people walked outside the restaurant. They seemed to be scholars. For some reason, they made sarcastic remarks when they came up.
Everyone who was eating and drinking fell silent.
"I used to be in Luzhou. I listened to the teachings of sages for thirty years, but my livelihood is still getting increasingly difficult. The children are skinny and the people are not clothed. From time to time, they are drafted into battle and tossed in the ravines. This teaching of sages is of no use.
! It doesn’t matter how many mansions the marshal has and how many wives and concubines he has, as long as his family has food and clothing, his life can be peaceful." Liu Sandou took a sip of wine and said angrily: "Grow mulberries in a place where you can grow mulberries, and you can raise them.
Where sheep are raised, sheep are raised. I am a Han Chinese, and I also like to drink milk and wear furs. In my early years, I lived in Lingzhou to prevent the autumn from coming. What did you do?"
Several young people choked for a while.
"In the past, the prince of Lingwu County was in Guanzhong to punish the people and punish crimes. Today, he arrived in Xiazhou and met with the peaceful world again. He traveled all over the country and has not seen him for many years. Now, few people have read the books of sages."
An older man smiled bitterly and said: "What Prince Lingwu did was actually in line with the teachings of the saint. In the past few days, I planned to walk around Xiazhou more to see what the scenery was like. Alas, I didn't expect that in this place
The four states of Xia Sui in the frontier fortress are peaceful and peaceful, but the states of Guandong are constantly fighting. The people have fled and exchanged their children for food. There is no human habitation for thousands of miles, and ten houses are empty. It is pitiful!"
"These words are quite pleasant." Liu Sandou put away his anger slightly and said: "In the past six months, I have seen many scholars like you from Guanzhong, Hedong, and Henan. The towns in Guandong are all very charismatic.
He was black and had no ability, and he kept killing all day long, but he couldn't make a name for himself. At the beginning of the year in Mingzhou, Shatuo soldiers came in to loot, but no one could stop them. Ze and Luzhou were also violently conquered by Li Keyong.
, a good nurturing land, with no crops in the wild. Someone works in Maxing, Guangming Prefecture alone may have taken more than 700 households to Yin Prefecture this year. Xing Prefecture and Heyang are no less than this number, Marshal
The supply of food and clothing along the way, through the river, from Shaanxi to Guo to Xia Sui, how much does it cost? By the way, Shatuo soldiers and horses are selling people to our horse shop. They are all common people from Zhaoyi Prefecture, isn't it ridiculous? But as for Li Keyong
, there are actually many Jinshi who want to vote, how can such a cruel person compare to the King of Lingwu County?"
Liu Sandou's words made several people speechless again.
After all, people yearn for a stable life. No matter how bad order is, it is better than no order. In some places, there is no order at all, such as Henan; in some places, order means no order, and the sergeants even looted their own states and counties, such as Hedong.
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In the four prefectures of the Dingnan Army, the sergeants did not loot places, and Pingxia Dangxiang was also defeated. The two largest Dangxiang units in Hengshan were also very obedient. I heard that the marshal also bought two nice houses in Dongcheng and wanted to give them to him.
Ye Li met Lu, and Wu Zang married the two of them, and asked their children to come to Xiazhou to live for a while and meet their aunt in the county prince's palace.
This place seems to be relatively peaceful.
"The king is back!" Suddenly, someone pointed at a rushing torrent on the horizon and shouted.
Everyone who was eating stopped their cups and chopsticks, walked out of the restaurant, and looked toward the southwest. Several scholars from out of town were curious and stood on the roadside to watch.
But they saw hundreds of riders walking in the front, followed by large and small carts, loaded with leather, brown cloth, silk, copper coins, gold and silverware, all of which were the spoils of war seized from Tuoba's house. The last few large carts were filled with leather, brown cloth, silk, copper coins, gold and silverware.
The car was filled with the Tuoba family, adults, children, servants, etc., all on it, with their heads downcast and their eyes glassy. However, Tuoba Sigong's eldest grandson Tuoba Yichang, Tuoba Sijing and his daughter were not there.
In the meantime, it seems that they were sent away separately.
Next came the large group of infantry. The people of Xiazhou knew at a glance that they were from the Tielin Army and the Dinghai Shenzhen of the four states of Xia Sui. When they saw their camel hair brown cloth military uniforms, they basically felt at ease, because it meant that the Dangxiang people
It can no longer threaten their lives.
The people living in the four prefectures of Xia Sui have deep memories of Dangxiang's plunder and even rebellion. For more than a hundred years, although they were put down by the imperial army every time, they always caused considerable harm to the people. After Huang Chao entered Chang'an,
, the people of Xia Sui thought that the sky was going to collapse, because without the food and salary support from the court, the Xia Sui army would definitely be in chaos, and then the situation in the four states would also be in chaos, and the party members might become more powerful, so would they still have a way to survive?
Fortunately, none of this happened. After Marshal Shao took control of Xiazhou, although the taxes were not reduced, the situation quickly settled down, and his sergeants stopped looting. They had no money to plunder the grasslands and attack Youzhou.
, and also stabilized the Hengshan party items. Seeing that the town has been stable for four or five years in a row, this is really surprising.
"People's minds are calm." The middle-aged scholar glanced at his nephews and said: "The people of Xia Sui hope for stability. If Prince Lingwu can bring them stability, his prestige and status will be unparalleled. I heard that Tielin
The army was also established by him, and it is quite different from other towns. The errand of the shogunate should be able to do this, even if he starts from a driving officer or an envoy."
"Don't hesitate any more." The middle-aged man continued: "Although the salary of an officer or envoy is low, not everyone can do it. At least they must be able to write and calculate, and know how to read and write official documents. Lingwu County
The king recruits driving officers all the year round, which shows that there is a shortage of talents, so this may be a step into the ranks."
He is not young, and he particularly hopes for stability. Originally, central Sichuan was a good place, but life there is stable, there are many talents, and there are many scholars. How can he win over the Sichuan sergeant? Only the poor towns on the frontier can find a job.
, he brought his nephew here for this reason. However, now it seems that he has discovered a treasure!
