Chapter 11 Political propaganda and negative thoughts
"It's really delicious!" Outside Xiuling Palace, the concubines came here early, but it was not to build roads and dig trenches, but to cut grass for cooking.
The Holy Spirit's Western Tour was accompanied by more than 60,000 people, and the daily consumption was astonishing. You can also eat dry food during the march, and you have to eat hot meals when you rest during the march. Not to mention that you have to prepare dry food and pickles for the next march. , sweet and soybean paste, preparing hay and bean cakes for the horses, and a lot of things can only be done by recruiting the people.
According to the news from above, the holy driver has passed through Qianhao Town, Shihao Town, Xiashi County, and Zizizan, and is about to arrive at Xiuling Palace.
The saint will stay in Shaanzhou for a few days. Everyone is very busy. It is certain that they will be busy day and night.
However, it’s just a matter of doing some work for the saint. After all, he has really benefited everyone, but what’s going on with these foodies?
Feng Guojun? Look at their unshaven beards, as if they were reincarnated by starving ghosts. They are not savages who came out of some ravine, right?
Xia Ruqi's face looked a little unnatural as he ate the hot biscuits.
The Tibetan soldiers of the Fengguo Army were indeed very good at eating. After eating two pieces of Hu cakes, they also had to eat a bowl of corn rice, which was already beyond the supply standard. If the saint hadn't casually said "eat with an open belly", the officials would probably not As for giving food so readily.
Eat! Eat hard! You will work hard after eating.
Thinking that they would be the first to fight from now on, Xia Ruqi felt relieved. Those who work hard should always receive preferential treatment, right? With this thought, he felt that he should care about the mental state of the corporals.
"It's been a few months since I came to the Central Plains, but do I miss my hometown?" He sat next to several officers and asked.
They are said to be officers, but they are actually the children of the clan leader. Their skills may not be much better than those of soldiers, but their status and origin are different, so they are naturally officers. The most important thing is that they can speak Bohai Mandarin "Haner dialect" and pay tribute. At that time, they followed their fathers to expand their knowledge. With this ability, they can really only be the officers.
"I don't miss you at all."
The officers' answers made Sharucci startled.
He misses Qingzhou very much. It is the place where he was born and grew up and has beautiful mountains and rivers. He has too many beautiful memories. In his opinion, these Jurchens should be the same, right?
"Why?" he asked.
"We are too poor, there are few things to eat and enjoy, and we are suffocated to death." Someone said: "The military envoys don't know. I won't be hungry when I wait in the north. It will snow for several months and I will stay in the cave." , that feeling is hard to describe.”
Xia Ruqi thought about it and shuddered.
It is really difficult for a person to live in that kind of environment for five whole months.
"Some people are shouting madly, and some people are bored. They want to use something delicious and fun, but they have to be killed." Someone else said: "Southerners like to make tea. In fact, the Bohai and Mohe at home are more abundant. People will also learn how southerners make tea and drink it, but the price is too expensive."
"I thought tea was just that expensive, but when I came to the Central Plains, I discovered that city dwellers, monks and Taoists could drink boiled tea in shops for just a few pennies."
"Furthermore, we sell leathers from Liaodong very cheaply. Sometimes a fox skin is cheated, and we exchange it for a few pots and porcelain bowls. But when I come to Luoyang, I realize how valuable the fox skin is."
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Xia Luqi shook his head after hearing this, not knowing whether he was pitying the Mohe people who had been deceived or angry at the treacherous businessmen.
"Actually, the richest people in the Mohe tribe are nothing in the Central Plains." Another person said; "Yesterday, I heard the military officials talking about the Guozhou Ranch and I was very surprised."
Most of the pastures that the world has heard of are for raising horses, and a few are for raising sheep, cattle, and pigs. This is really a strange thing. In fact, Guozhou Ranch is such a strange thing, and it is the only one in the world.
At its peak, I heard there were tens of thousands of pigs, but they couldn't control them at all.
The pig jumped up, jumped out, ran into the forest, and turned into a wild boar. For these lost "state-owned assets", the pastoral supervisor initially asked people to capture them, but it is easy to catch sheep and cattle, but it is really difficult to catch pigs.
Easy, especially in the mountains and forests.
Later, it was left unchecked and the court didn't care much. After all, not many people like to eat pork and it's worthless, so just run away.
A few years ago, some people proposed to abolish the Guozhou Ranch and distribute the land to the people for farming, but this was not implemented.
There are still tens of thousands of pigs in Guozhou Ranch, and the Jurchens were all shocked when they heard this.
The famous Wan Yanxiu had a ranch where he raised 500 pigs, and he was already extremely wealthy. They didn't dare to imagine how wealthy tens of thousands of pigs would be.
Sharuch also laughed after hearing this.
He was also speechless about this strange ranch. This time when the saint visited Chang'an, Guozhou Ranch sent more than a thousand pigs to the army as military supplies.
Among the conscripted masters, there was one who specialized in killing pigs. Wild vegetables, onions, leeks, etc. were mixed with large pieces of pork and cooked in one pot. He had already eaten two meals.
"I feel relieved when I hear you say that." Xia Luqi said: "Shaanxi and Guozhou were not peaceful before. Thirty years ago, Huang Chao attacked Tongguan, and the people fled. The fields were deserted for hundreds of miles.
There was no one inhabited. Qi Kerang led his army to the camp outside the pass. No food was sent from the pass, and they could not raise it themselves. The army was hungry and most of them collapsed. This shows how far Shaanxi and Guo had reached. But under the rule of the saint, Shaanxi
Guo is already an important town in the west of Beijing, and the lives of the people have been turned upside down. I have always admired saints for their ability to conquer the heaven and earth. You don’t have to think too much. Fight for saints, and sooner or later you will live a good life."
"Does General Tu know? The two states of Shaanxi and Guozhou are where they are based, and their families are scattered in various counties. Everyone is healthy and prosperous, and the mother-in-law can wear nice clothes and raise several children without difficulty. The life they are living now, you
It’s not necessarily impossible, as long as you dare to fight hard.”
"There are quite a few Tibetan people in the Forbidden Army. You can ask around later to see if they are all living a good life."
Sharuch talked a lot, and the officers' emotions were also aroused.
Facts speak louder than words. Even if you talk in such a shabby place in Blackwater, others will be suspicious of you. Even the Luoyan sergeant who took leave to return home brought back many rare things, which only caused a small sensation.
You have to see for yourself how it will be.
But then again, the more people come to the Central Plains, the more news will be sent back. A few people say how good it is here, but others will not believe it, but when hundreds or thousands of people say so
At that time, it will cause a qualitative change, and then it will be another scene.
Either raise your troops and go south, capture the Central Plains, and enjoy this colorful world.
Either join the Central Plains, work hard for the Emperor of the Central Plains, and exchange military exploits for wealth.
At this moment when they were scared after being beaten, the Jurchen tribe would only choose the latter.
As for what will happen to my hometown after they leave. Who the hell can control so much? I will give you the crypt of my hometown. If you don’t want it anymore, everything there will have nothing to do with me in the future.
"To be honest, the Western Expedition is your only chance." Xia Luqi put down a pork stick and said: "As long as you don't kill good people and take credit for merit, every head will be rewarded. The Gaochang Uighurs are actually very easy to fight.
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Xia Ruqi has never fought against the Uighurs, and he doesn’t know what their combat effectiveness is, but his morale cannot be discouraged. Weren’t all the Ganzhou Uighurs killed by the saints? What about the Gaochang Uighurs? After defeating the Gaochang Uighurs, maybe
I can take care of the Onyx Uighur together.
As soon as he said these words, everyone suddenly became more courageous, as if a beautiful life was right before their eyes.
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On the hillside to the east of Xiuling Palace, Shao Shude casually flipped through the military reports from Huainan.
Li Siyuan, Zhou Dewei and others have conquered Xuanzhou and killed Tao Ya, the governor of Shezhou.
Qian Liu's army besieged Muzhou for more than a month. The defenders killed Zhu Sixing and surrendered.
Yang Shihou defeated the Huai army repeatedly and captured Changzhou City. He is currently raiding the surrounding counties. The situation is excellent.
Zhu Yanshou led his army eastward to join forces with the Qin King's army. He spared no casualties and violently attacked and conquered the state.
Haozhou is one of the important towns of the Huai army, and it is still resisting. The King of Qin has commanded the army to move north, preparing to completely encircle and annihilate this heavy Huai army group.
The once famous Yang Wu Group is getting closer and closer to its grave.
"It's the first day of February..." Shao Shude thought for a while and said: "Most of the prefectures and counties in Huainan still have time to catch up with spring planting, so the losses have been minimized. In this battle, Xu Wen and Zhang Hao have made contributions."
These two people were already on their way to Chang'an, along with several hundred members of Yang's family.
For the Huainan forces, the defeat may be very sad.
For Yang Xingmi’s descendants, it may be a good thing——
The Yang clan members were imprisoned together and matched against each other, which staged a large-scale orthopedic human tragedy. What happened to Xu Wen and his son was really unethical, although the responsibility did not entirely lie with them.
"Go north this year to attack Abaoji and make his clique fall apart completely." Shao Shude looked at Yang Yao, the Privy Envoy of Beiya standing in front of him, and said: "Those who surrender from the Ling, Wugu, and Tatar tribes south will be killed."
Collect them all and put them under the control of Beiya, and order them to cooperate with the army to counterattack Abaoji. Don't stop recruiting and surrendering the remaining Khitan elements, let them doubt each other and betray each other."
"I obey the decree." Yang Yao responded.
Before the Western Expedition, all worries must be completely resolved.
Huainan is a worry, and Khitan is another worry. The situation in both directions is very good now. If you want to fight against the world with one corner, you must be prepared for defeat.
Abaoji's only choice is to run a little further, a little further...
"Is Anyi County on the other side?" Shao Shude pointed to the north bank of the Yellow River and asked.
"Your Majesty, we can't see Anyi County because of the Zhongtiao Mountain." Yang Yao reminded.
Shao Shude laughed.
For many of his children, Longchi Palace in Anyi was the place where they were born or grew up.
Back then, Longchi Palace hired Zhao Guanwen, the number one scholar, and Du Honghui, Du Yanlin, two brothers of Prime Minister Du Rangneng, to teach the Shao children literature. They also had top martial arts masters to teach them martial arts, and they could also learn military strategies. The quality of education in the school was extremely high.
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Shao Shude gave a great reward to those who were close to Yuan Cong or had meritorious service, and he enrolled his son to study in Longchi Palace.
It is beneficial to study with the Shaw children.
Someone just fell in love with the princess and could eat as much as she wanted.
Some people got the opportunity to serve as officials and were trusted by the emperor.
Someone has a close relationship with the King of Qin, which lays the foundation for the future.
In short, there are many benefits, and many people have scratched their heads and haven't had the chance to enter.
For Shao Shude, moving his hometown from Lingzhou to Anyi conveyed his determination to march into the Central Plains to the people around him. You must know that Anyi was very close to the front line at that time. You could enter Heyang by crossing Wangwu Mountain to the east.
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Such a radical move may have played a certain role in promoting the war situation. The final capture of Heyang was a great harvest - the Shao family was small, and the Chu family made a huge contribution to the growth of the Shao family.
In this process, the only person owed may be the Wang family.
"I have done two things that I feel sorry for in my life. One is to lie to my sworn brother, and the other is to lie to Wang Cong, Wang Ke." Shao Shude withdrew his gaze and said in an unintelligible tone: "The army in Shaanzhou was in turmoil.
It was put on Zhu Quanzhong’s head, but it was actually my doing.”
Yang Yao was silent. How should he respond to this? Although everyone knows it, don't say it out loud.
Shao Shude laughed.
He is not afraid. History books will only record that Zhu Quanzhong adopted his adopted son Youqian, planned the military rebellion, and was finally picked by Shao Shude.
His image is still glorious and righteous.
In the long history of Taotao, there are countless such things. Under the mediocre records, unknown secrets are hidden.
It is not uncommon for people to be taboo among respected people.
"Where does the first-class national highway lead to?" Shao Shude asked.
"We have arrived at Tongguan." Yang Yao replied.
"It's not bad, the action is not slow." Shao Shude said: "I will stay in Xiuling Palace for three days. I will meet with the elders of Shaanxi Province before heading west. I hope that when I arrive at Tongguan, I can receive good news from Huainan."