Jin Chongwen was actually an envoy, supporting Cao Si in the shogunate to help run errands.
Originally, with his level of education, it would be difficult for him to do this kind of work. But who makes the shogunate lack people? This kind of lowest-level errand and supervision work also needs people to do it. It doesn't matter whether he is literate or not. Anyway, the shogunate's various departments
The judge drafted the official document and sent it to the official Kong Mu. After the driving officer understood the spirit, he assigned work to the envoys below. Literacy is not necessarily required, although literacy is always the basic requirement when recruiting. Strictly speaking, Jin
This is also an exception. His brother was a captain in the Yamen Army and died of illness during the Northern Expedition to the Grasslands. He was hired to take care of the military family members and was hired to run errands in the shogunate.
Today he ran outside the city very early in the morning and found several orchards. Then he bought the gifts handed down by the commander, mainly three items: dried grapes, jujubes, and walnuts. These were sent by the shogunate to his assistants in advance.
There were no winter solstice gifts for officials in previous years. This year we had a little more money, so Princess Zhe suggested to the king that she give everyone some gifts.
The reason is also ready. This year is the northern expedition to the grassland and the western expedition to Youzhou. Officials of the shogunate are very busy. There is also a large-scale river opening in Yinzhou. Almost all the Caosi are participating. Everyone is working hard.
There will be gifts given out on the Winter Solstice and New Year's Day. Although they are not many, they can still make everyone happy.
Princess Zhe is really like a mistress and understands the hard work of her servants. She hopes to give birth to a boy smoothly. Maybe the commander will reward everyone when he is happy.
"Judge Zhao, this is the winter solstice reward from the commander-in-chief." After knocking on the door of Zhao Zhi's house, Jin Chongwen bowed respectfully and said, "Ten grapes, six baskets of jujubes, and four baskets of walnuts.
, they are all here.”
After saying that, another envoy pushing a cart began to pick up the gifts and handed them to the newly hired party servant of Zhao Zhi's family.
One win of dried grapes costs 17 yen, a basket of jujubes costs 6 yen, and a basket of walnuts costs 6 yen. The total gifts add up to more than 200 yen, which is not much, but it makes people happy. It indicates that the business development in the town is booming.
Xiazhou may not have enough food to eat, but it does have a lot of fruits. I don’t know if it’s a tradition passed down from the Northern Dynasties or something else. There are really a lot of orchards inside and outside Xiazhou city, and they are also common in every household in Shuofang County outside the city.
Many fruit trees were planted instead of being filled with mulberry trees like in Guanzhong or Sichuan.
The largest orchard in Xiazhou City is the Black Canal Garden, a royal orchard during the Helian era. However, the Black Canal has been dry for many years, and only ten of these fruit trees remain, which has become a desolate situation. I heard that the Marshal’s concubines, the Feng sisters, suggested that the Black Canal be renovated.
Restore the grandeur of "Hualin Chi Zhao" in those days for the convenience of fun.
But to be honest, this is quite expensive. The hot spring water has dried up. If water from Wuding River or Wuding River is diverted, ditches that have been blocked for many years will have to be repaired. I don’t know where to recruit people from. Maybe the captured Youzhou party Xiang Dingkou can do this.
thing?
Jin Chongwen thinks this can be done. By opening the black canal and restoring the orchards to their glory, the people in Xiazhou will feel better.
When was the most glorious time for Xiazhou? When the Helian clan was the capital! Ever since the city was captured by the Northern Wei Dynasty, Xiazhou has been in a state of decline to this day. Since the Chinese dynasty, it has been a military state to guard against the Uighurs and Tubos. It is sparsely populated and the people's livelihood is in decline.
.Before the general entered Suizhou, there were only a few hundred thousand Han people in the four states, and the fields were largely abandoned, which made everyone sad to see them.
Now after several years of rectification, a little bit of vitality has been restored. Especially during the two or three years of Huangchao, a large number of Guanzhong households entered Suizhou. In the past two years, the Yinzhou household registration has been gradually enriched.
The output of beans and sericulture increased sharply, and the livestock trade gradually became more prosperous. The livelihood of the people in the town has indeed improved greatly.
But those are the two states of Suiyin! For Jin Chongwen, who has lived in Xiazhou for several generations, he hopes that Xiazhou will also develop vigorously. Everyone hopes that their hometown will be good, and he is no exception.
"Thank you for your hard work, Mr. Jin." Zhao Zhi said with a smile: "The springs in Xiazhou are intertwined, and the water is diverted for fields. The soil is suitable for millet, wheat, melons and fruits. In my early years, I read miscellaneous notes and learned about Xiazhou's fragrant dates, grapes, pears, pomegranates, and pomegranates.
The peaches and apricots are sweet and fragrant. When we arrived at the back of the town, we saw that the crops were in full bloom and the flowers and fruits were luxuriant. I knew that what was said in the book was true."
“Judge Zhao is really from a scholarly family, I can’t say this.” Jin Chongwen said with a bright smile. He also thought to himself, Judge Zhao, if you can speak, please speak more. I am so cute to hear people praise Xiazhou.
"It's getting late today, so Ambassador Jin should go back and rest early. I heard that before New Year's Day, the commander will slaughter cattle, sheep, and pack camels, and give meat to everyone, plus a bucket of salt. The army has won many battles, and there is peace in the town.
, there will be many chores next year, and we will work together." Zhao Zhi added.
After leaving the Zhao Mansion, Jin Chongwen secretly sent gifts to several shogunate officials. The newly arrived Jiedu Secretary Lu Siye will not officially be promoted to the direct government tomorrow, but he also has a share. As the commander's mouthpiece and pen, and He Zhong
Thanks to Feng's recommendation, Lu Siye's future was quite promising. Jin Chongwen fawned over him in front of his rented house for a long time before calling it a day and going home.
On the second day, Jin Chongwen was transferred to Yingtian Caosi to serve as an errand because there was nothing much to do with Cao Si.
Judge Zhao saw him and was still a little impressed. He smiled and said: "The commander-in-chief has agreed to dredge the black canal and divert the water from the Wuding River into the city. Taking advantage of the shallow water in winter, this matter must be done quickly. But we still have to dig the pit.
In the summer, heavy rains caused disasters, and the river water rose several feet overnight. Without the pond, the black canal would probably overflow and flood the orchards. The commander-in-chief also said that water could be diverted into the city, and some fields could be opened on both sides of the black canal to be merged into the summer pond.
The farm belongs to the state army. Thousands of people from the Tuoba clan have arrived on the river. Envoy Jin must go and supervise it and report anything to Cao Si as soon as possible."
Jin Chongwen soon followed a driving officer surnamed Zhang on horseback out of the city. This driving officer also got a temporary assignment as a "water-knowing officer", who was handed over after the black ditch was completed as a performance appraisal. Therefore, he looked serious and unsmiling along the way.
Behind the construction site on the river bank, he stared wide-eyed at Dangxiang Dingkou, who was working hard under the supervision of state soldiers.
The Wuding River can be called the mother river to the land of the four states of the Dingnan Army. Starting from this year, Xiazhou also recruited Han and Tibetan households to open canals to irrigate their fields. This was done once in the summer, and it was estimated that there would be seven fertile fields.
It covers more than a hundred hectares. At this time, almost all of it has been completed, and the land has been allocated to people.
Land is not free. It costs more than 400 per acre, which is slightly more expensive than a sergeant. However, it is allowed to be paid in five to ten years, and no payment is required in the first year. It is quite cost-effective.
This year, many people were brought from the Guandong states, and most of them went to Yinzhou for resettlement. However, the land there was quickly distributed, and finally more than 300 households from Xingzhou were sent to Xiazhou. Jin Chongwen knew
, they were all bought by the commander-in-chief from Li Keyong’s soldiers and horses, and they cost a lot.
A few years ago, when Huang Chao was still in Chang'an, because he was short of food, he used his property to buy food from the imperial officers and soldiers besieging the city. It sounds incredible. Later, he simply sold his women, and the officers and soldiers sold the food more happily. Today, the commander-in-chief asked
Shatuo soldiers and horses buy people, it can be seen that Li Keyong and Huang Chao are not much different.
The people who bought it were all from the same household. They gathered on the bank of the river, and the people from Caosi, the field camp, were allocating land to them.
“Lushan, seventeen acres of the west road of the first section of Shayan Canal.”
“Gaoche, the southeast section of the Shayan Canal section is ten acres, and the east section is eight acres and three-quarters of it.”
"Cao Liang, the northwest road of the second section of Desheng Canal is nine acres and six cents, and the west road is ten acres and two cents."
“Li Wuzhen, eighteen acres and seven cents of the east road of the third section of Baidi Canal.”
As the driving officer continued to read the heads of households one by one, the envoys handed out land deeds to each person one by one. Later, they would take people to the site to have a look in case they didn't know where the fields were. The large grassland next to the fields was also planned, with each person having a five-acre homestead.
, you can build a house, and then set up some vegetable beds, orchards or mulberry trees, it is entirely up to the householder to decide.
"Opening canals to irrigate the fields is a great commander-in-chief's virtuous policy. You must remember it. From now on, every year the prefecture and county will send people to repair the canals, and they will also have to work. At that time, the water officials from the Yingtian Cao Division will come to give some advice. All you have to do is follow.
Just go and shovel, the food will be provided by the county, don't worry." After the driving officer finished reading the list, he took a breath and explained the obligations that these new households need to bear, and then let them
The envoy led people one by one to identify the fields and houses.
Jin Chongwen watched with great interest. The three counties of Shuofang, Dejing, and Ningshuo should all be opening canals and allocating fields. In the past, most of them were given to the families of soldiers, but now some private households have begun to come. The arrival of these people has made
The wilderness is no longer deserted, villages are gradually established, and people are slowly gathering.
The power of one household may seem insignificant, but if you persist for five or ten years, you should be able to see results. Some feudal towns become poorer with more attacks, and some become richer with more attacks. The difference may be here.