A group of people left Gaochang, and another group came.
At first, most of the people who came were officials, craftsmen, and students. After taking a short rest, they quickly dispersed to various states.
The second group of people who arrived were the families of Anxi soldiers.
They went through many hardships and traveled from Hebei and Hedong via the Hexi Corridor to reach Gaochang County - Qianting County of this Tang Dynasty. The name was changed in the first year of Baoying, and Gaochang Uighur was changed to Gaochang, which is why it is today.
They will not leave, they will settle down here and will live in this place from now on.
Arriving almost immediately ahead of them, the Gao brothers were on a team escorting supplies such as dried meat, tea, milk powder, cloth, etc. This was specially used by the palace.
After delivering the goods, they were leaving. After returning to Luoyang, they replaced the next group of people to transport the supplies.
Before leaving, they met their sister Gao Rou.
Gao Rou will be heading south in a few days.
The saint was among the first to pick up Montessori, which made her a little unhappy.
But she would not tell anyone, but when taking a bath, she would look at her plump body in a daze, wondering why the saint could not wait for the subjugated queen mother to serve him instead of choosing her.
However, three days later, she, Shao, Yelu and others were also going south. Lian could not leave yet because she was pregnant in the twelfth lunar month of last year and her belly was already very full, so she stayed in Gaochang to wait for delivery.
The Gaochang Winter Palace, which was once bustling with excitement, is about to become deserted and deserted.
This world ultimately revolves around certain people, until they completely fail.
"Sister, I would like to find a place to live outside. Do you think Gaochang is a good place?" Gao Chonggui asked.
"Why do you have such an idea?" Gao Rou was a little strange and said, "Gaochang, you have been here for a few days, what do you think?"
"The weather is a bit hot, which is completely different from my hometown," Gao Chonggui said.
"During the pre-Tang Dynasty, criminals were sent here to farm. Do you think it is a good place?" Gao Rou asked again.
"It's not as good as Liaodong, but -" Gao Chonggui hesitated: "Only in places like this that no one wants to come to can we have the opportunity. Gaochang Town Army has just been established and there are many official positions. If we don't seize this opportunity,
I’m afraid it will be difficult in the future.”
Among the palace guards, he is just the captain, and his younger brother Gao Chongnian is the deputy. This is just for the sake of his sister's pillow style, otherwise he would just be an ordinary guard.
Being a palace guard and then waiting to be released is actually a good career path.
The saint often takes his guards to teach martial arts and practice. He is very familiar with them, trusts them, and has many opportunities to go out.
Nowadays, the military system in the Western Region is being rebuilt. Not only do the town armies have opportunities, but the state armies also have a lot of opportunities. Moreover, because it is in the western border area, the conditions are difficult and dangerous, so it is easy to get super promotion. It all depends on how you choose.
"If you stay in the capital, and I keep talking to the saint, there will definitely be opportunities for promotion. It won't be difficult for you two to arrange a good marriage in the future." Gao Rou looked at his brothers and said: "
If you go to Anxi, many things will not be so convenient."
"Sister, there is no need to say anything." Gao Chonggui thought for a long time and said: "For promotion in a country, the most important thing is military merit. If you fail to establish meritorious service, nothing you say will be of any use. Sister, you are sleeping with a saint.
Sleeping together, you should know that what I say is true."
When she heard the words "sleeping in the same bed", Gao Rou blushed.
"I want to find a way to go out and stay in Anxi to build meritorious services. Sister, please wait." Gao Chonggui made up his mind and said.
"Brother, I will go wherever you go." Gao Chongnian said, "But can you go farther west? Yanqi, there are no state soldiers in Tingzhou. It's too hot here in Gaochang and I can't stand it in summer."
After all, people who come from white mountains and black waters just can’t stand the summer in Gaochang.
Under the scorching sun, there are houses painted white everywhere. Even so, the heat is unnerving. The locals even dig cellars under the houses and try to live underground as much as possible in the summer, which is evident.
"Since you think so..." Gao Rou sighed and said, "It's hard for me to say anything. When I have the opportunity in the future, I will blow some wind on the saint and get you back."
Brothers Gao Chonggui and Gao Chongnian responded dully, obviously a little uncomfortable. After all, they still rely on connections, not their own abilities. This is too shameful.
The young men who came with the Gao brothers had just moved into the military camp and received military uniforms and various equipment. They had not played for two days before they were taken out by the officers to harvest wheat in the fields.
Everyone was a little confused, but after hesitating for a while, they accepted it.
Qian Yangguan Town restrained the troops and horse envoys, and now the Tianwu Army's capital, Yuhou Suoyan, looked at these obedient soldiers and thought he had a plan - Tianwu Army was a military title given by the saint himself, and Zhao Wang Shao Siwu served as the military envoy.
There are not many soldiers who are willing to do these menial jobs, so the newcomers are easy to talk to. They have never been a soldier and have not been influenced by the old habits in the army, so it is convenient to do it. As the saying goes, everything is difficult at the beginning. After you have done the chores once,
There will be a second time, a third time...
The wheat in the fields is growing very well. The yield in the lower field will not be less than eight bushels per mu, in the middle field it will definitely be more than one bushel, or even one bushel and two bushels, and in the upper field it will be between one bushel, five bushels per mu and two bushels.
The land in Gaochang is not barren. What is lacking here is water. As long as there are wells and canals for irrigation, the harvest can basically be guaranteed.
Two thousand recruits bent down, wielding scythes, and cut down the bundles of wheat, tied them up, and placed them beside the field ridges.
Some people came over with carriages, loaded the bundles of wheat into the carts and took them away, threshing, raising dust and drying them in a process.
Everyone was so busy that they seemed to have forgotten the purpose of this trip to the west.
In the field after the wheat harvest, women and children came in and bent down to pick up the ears of wheat left in the field.
These lands are still official lands now, but in fact they have been divided up long ago.
After harvesting this crop of grain, the family members of the soldiers can come over and claim their fields. Next, they may plant winter wheat directly, or wait until late January or early February next year to plant barley, or wait until February.
Plant spring wheat at the end of the month...
You can sow whatever you like. From now on, this is your private land.
The town soldiers are professional warriors, and they don't get as much money as the forbidden army, about 70 to 80% of what they earn, but it's enough to live on. The family has also divided the land, and there are newly built wells and canals near the towns and military camps.
, if you work harder, you can harvest a lot of grain every year.
If you have some free time, you can renovate your house, create some vegetable beds, and create a vineyard, and your life will be more enjoyable.
The only drawback is that it is too hot in summer.
But how can I put it, people’s ability to adapt is very strong. The two or three months in the summer will be over after a while. At least the winter will be warmer.
The Central Plains will not have spring sowing until after the Spring Society Festival. Here, spring sowing can sometimes be done around the Lantern Festival, and the last crop of grain can even be harvested at the end of October at the latest. The utilization rate of farmland is extremely high. As long as the soil fertility can be maintained, it can
That's it.
Six thousand soldiers and their families, a total of more than 28,000 people, settled in the counties and military cities of Xizhou. Coupled with the re-popularized post station system, the migrated craftsmen, literati, officials, and merchants
With all kinds of people like him, within one year, the population structure of Xizhou has been greatly changed.
Immigrants from the Central Plains now account for more than 40% of the total population of 17,000 households. Considering that they are the ruling class and Gaochang is relatively "Tang-oriented", with the continuous promotion of education, the appearance of this place will become a little bit different.
Improvements bit by bit eventually became the core of Daxia's management of the Western Regions - at least in the early 20 to 30 years, Gaochang's status could not be shaken.
To the east of Gaochang, there is a smaller "Gaochang", namely Yinzhou.
After the war last year, the population of Yinzhou dropped to just over 1,400 households, which was no different from the desert.
Shao Shude appointed his good son-in-law, and Zhao Feng was appointed as the governor of Yinzhou by Zhigu before, and managed the three counties of Yinwu, Nazhi and Rouyuan.
Because more resources are supplied to Xizhou, Yinzhou is obviously closer to the Central Plains, but the progress of various tasks is extremely slow.
After Zhao Feng took office, his main focus was on restoring agricultural production. To put it bluntly, it meant farming and harvesting grain.
As for building wells and canals, there is no need for the time being. Yinzhou has experienced war, the population has dropped sharply, and the existing arable land that can be irrigated cannot be cultivated. There is no need to waste manpower and material resources to repair the old wells and canals system.
It's enough to last a long time.
In February of this year, 300 households of Cangzhou immigrants arrived in Yinzhou and settled down to farm.
At the end of the year, another 300 households of immigrants from Yingzhou will arrive in Yinzhou, barely restoring the local household registration to 2,000.
For a long time to come, their mission will be to farm, farm, farm, and do everything possible to produce more food. There is no need to support the front line, which can offset some of the immigrants passing through Yinzhou and the army's influx.
For expenditures, it is enough to reduce the burden on the people in Hexi and Longyou. The requirements are really not high.
"Dongdongdong..." Someone in the distance beat a drum, which was a signal to gather troops.
After harvesting the wheat, the Tianwu soldiers were sitting on the field ridge drinking water and chatting. After hearing this, they immediately got up and went to the military camp to assemble.
Many people have come to the school grounds.
The officers yelled and cursed loudly, telling the new recruits to line up quickly. If they encountered any sloppy movements, they would whip them with whips.
Poor these young men, they were originally arrogant. After coming to the Western Regions, they had to do farm work and were beaten and scolded. The imaginary scenes of killing thieves, chasing people to the north, and welcoming the cheers of the crowd were not there at all, let alone many scenes.
Lost.
Perhaps, this is the real life.
More than 5,000 young men chasing fame and glory quickly lined up. After a while, the 2,000 people led by Suo Yan personally arrived. A total of 7,300 people were silent, waiting for the order to go up the mountain.
Suo Yan first exchanged greetings with the Privy Council officials who came to deliver the order, then stood on the high platform and said: "With the order from the saint, the Tianwu Army will set off immediately and send it to Qingzhen to return to the city."
The Tianwu Army currently has more than 12,000 people. In addition to the more than 7,000 people currently there, there are still 5,000 stationed in Qing Town, training day and night, and sometimes going out to eliminate some horse bandits.
The origin of these five thousand people is also very simple. They are the 11,000 cavalry that Shao Shude gave to his son last year. Under the command of Shao Siwu, they suppressed the rebellious tribes, pursued the Geluolu, Turks, and Uighurs, and in Tianwu
Before the formation of the army, there were still more than 8,000 people in this group.
Shao Siwu asked these people, and in the end about 5,000 people were willing to stay in the Western Regions and become Tianwu soldiers. There were more than 3,000 people left, and there was nothing good to eat. Shao Shude merged them into the Golden Spear Army, and from then on they took turns to garrison everywhere.
Okay. If you dare to rebel, send the imperial army to kill them all. If you don't dare to rebel, just continue to live a homeless life.
I believe that with them as living role models, all the other brands will highlight their tricks in the future.
When Shangfeng asked about your wishes, he was thinking highly of you. I didn't expect you to be so disrespectful and refuse directly, so there is nothing you can do.
With five thousand veterans and more than seven thousand recruits, if they are properly trained, their combat effectiveness can still be maintained at a certain level. If they fight more battles and build more confidence through victory, their combat effectiveness can be greatly improved.
After Suo Yan announced the order, without any nonsense, he immediately asked the commanders and camp leaders to take their own people back to pack their luggage, equipment, food and grass, and set off overnight tonight.
He just understood that this time the troops were sent out, not because there was a rebellion somewhere, but to take the initiative. As for who the target was, the envoy did not say, but Suo Yan could guess a lot. Could it be to fight the Geluolu people?
But, what do those poor devils have to rob!
But the military order has been issued, there is nothing to say, just obey the order and act.
No matter who he fights or robs, he has no problem with it. What matters is that there is a fight to be fought!