Early in the morning, Sinong Temple prepared a carriage and sent a large amount of winter vegetables, dried fruits, preserved meat, and cheese to Leyouyuan.
As the largest landowner in the country, Sinong Temple has very rich land resources.
In the four capitals of Daxia, each capital has large areas of mountains, forests, pastures, and wetlands as forbidden gardens. Among them, Luoyang Shendu Garden has the largest area - more than 400 square kilometers in the Sui Dynasty, less than 300 square kilometers in the Tang Dynasty, and the area in the Xia Dynasty is similar to that in the Tang Dynasty. .
Not only did the straight guards train in the Shendu Garden, but the saints often came over and took them hunting together.
Sinong Temple raises fish, herds sheep, grows fruits and vegetables, and cultivates new vegetable varieties in the Shendu Garden enclosure.
The output of the Forbidden Garden is used by the royal family for consumption, banquets are given from time to time, and there is a large surplus in addition to the daily welfare of officials. Sometimes it is rewarded to sergeants or other people, or handed over to Honglu Temple for storage.
A few days ago, Shao Shude had been riding horses and hunting in Chang'an Forbidden Garden.
It had not been cooked for a long time, and there were so many animals inside. After eating and drinking with the guards, and sharing a few kilograms of meat each, the remaining hundreds of prey, which were hard with cold, were all sent to Leyouyuan.
Sinong Temple also sent over the accumulated unused food.
As for grain, it is handled by the household department by opening warehouses.
There are many people staying temporarily in Leyouyuan, already over 10,000, and the number is still increasing. Jingzhao Mansion even sent state soldiers to maintain order in case anything goes wrong.
These are immigrants heading to the Western Regions, mainly in the direction of Beiting, to enrich their household registration in Tingzhou. Most of them are family members of Zhenbing and Fubing soldiers, so they cannot treat ordinary immigrants in the same rough way.
Walk for a month and rest for five or six days. When you encounter a big city, rest for ten days. If you can't walk, use a carriage to carry you. If you are really in poor health, stay for a while to recuperate before starting on the road later.
Shao Shude has always attached great importance to uniting the martial arts.
At noon, he came over on horseback. When the people saw him, they shouted long live the mountain.
"Listen to the sound, a ten-day rest will still be effective." Shao Shude said with a smile.
Big pots were set up in the fields, earthen pots were set up, and rice cookers were buried. The people lined up to receive grain, fruits, vegetables, meat and milk, and made their own.
Around the camp, people were milking cows, some of which were provided to the people for drinking, and some of which were made into various dairy products for them to take on the road.
Shao Shude came to the grill.
"Yang Liang told me that the food brought back from Shule is not as much as last year, but it can still help the families of the Zhen soldiers who moved there to survive the first year of land reclamation." He personally fried the fish on the big iron plate and said. : "In the second year of Tongguang (917), he will attack again, I'm sure. The envoy from Persia hasn't arrived in Gaochang yet, right?"
"If the weather is fine, we can only reach Gaochang in the first month." Yang Yao, the Lifan envoy, replied.
"Go slowly, don't be in a hurry. Persia himself is also very anxious." Shao Shude said with a smile: "The northern line has been plundered for two consecutive years, and Taizong's achievements over the years have been vomited out by his unworthy descendants. And because of the two years of war, internal conflicts have arisen. I couldn't suppress it, it's a bunch of ruins. It's just a good time to plunder the money and food to support me in the Western Region."
Looting his money and food to strengthen himself is Shao Shude's most fundamental goal, and war is always just a means.
The 10,000 families of the town soldiers have arrived in three batches this year. Together with some scattered civilians, according to the latest updated figures, Shule Town has one town and two guards, with a total of more than 20,300 households and more than 85,200 people.
, it is almost close to the household registration in the Uighur era.
Shao Shude couldn't sleep last night, so he got up and looked at the map. He had decided to send another 2,000 troops to Shule this year and increase the number of soldiers to 12,000 infantry and cavalry.
The main reason for the increase in troops is that Congling and Nanyuan City have taken up a lot of troops, and they need to be replenished appropriately.
It's actually nothing to add two thousand more households. Shule can still afford it, but the prefectures and counties that provide transportation expenses on the road are a bit overwhelmed. The main weak points are Yinzhou, Guazhou, Liangzhou, Xizhou is not a big problem, Yanqi,
Qiuci and Gumo can barely cope, but the problem lies with the first two.
"After the Yellow River thaws in the spring, we order Zhili, Henan, and Hedong to transport grain, grass, and equipment to Huizhou." After frying three fishes in one go, Shao Shude distributed them to the accompanying officials, and then said: "However, this is not the case.
It only slightly reduces the burden on the people of Helong, but it is not enough to quench their thirst."
Everyone pricked up their ears and listened.
"I have made up my mind. After the first month, I will send 50,000 masters from Zhili, 30,000 masters from Henan, and 20,000 masters from Hedong, a total of 100,000 men, to Hexi to transfer grain and grass. Master Helong can release 100,000 people. Order
He returns home to farm."
"Your Majesty, you are wise." Is there anything else anyone can say?
This decision is indeed wise and not ironic, but most people really can't do it or are unwilling to make it.
Since ancient times, soldiers have been recruited, so why are they unwilling to recruit troops near the capital? One of them is indeed low in combat effectiveness, and the other is at the feet of the emperor. The relationship is complicated, and it is really difficult to deal with the fact that each family is related to each other.
When fighting in the Western Regions and immigrating, it is appropriate to conscript the masters in Helong. But after three years, how difficult has it been for a family without a male? Even if the counties and townships took turns to conscript the concubine in the past three years, it has greatly affected agricultural production.
The local grain, grass and equipment accumulated over the years may be sufficient, but the excessive requisition of manpower has had a considerable negative impact, and the burden needs to be appropriately reduced.
And Shao Shude's order was indeed a generous one.
Fifty thousand Zhili masters, haha, which minister dares to suggest such a thing will not be scolded to death?
But what else can anyone say about the order issued by Shao Sheng? They dare not stop it openly, but slander in private - that is, it is not easy to complain in private, or even in public.
Only he can do such offending things.
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Just when Shao Shude was visiting the immigrants from Leyouyuan, a special market opened in Bashang, east of Chang'an City.
One after another, lavishly decorated carriages parked nearby, and well-dressed nobles squeezed in and out of the crowd without caring about their image.
One moment you were pushing me, the next I was stepping on your foot, some were yelling and swearing, and many were rolling up their sleeves to fight.
It had only been sixteen years since the founding of the Xia Dynasty, and many aristocratic families had only passed down to the second generation, and even many were from the first generation.
The family atmosphere is like this, straight-forward, scolding whenever they disagree, and there are quite a few fights in private.
Aren't you embarrassed by playing tricks and tricks? You act like a girl! If you have the ability, let's fight. Whoever wins will be justified.
There was a commotion for a while and then it finally calmed down.
Kang Qin, the second-generation head of Kang's Trading Company, was sweating profusely. He looked at an old man sitting under the shed with a somewhat anxious expression.
"It's such a small scene, you're so panicked!" Zhang Yun, a young eunuch of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, laughed and cursed. He groped the Persian Orchid's crotch twice, then pushed it away and said, "Follow the rules and there will be no chaos."
Kang Qin nodded and went to the front desk.
This is a slave auction.
The imperial court cherished feathers and would not come forward in person, so it borrowed the help of merchants and sold them to wealthy people in major cities. By the way, these merchants who had been helping the imperial court transport supplies made some extra money.
Zhang Jun moved his position and went to the back to drink tea.
Now that he has figured it out, he is living more comfortably.
The Zhang family has been doing business for generations, and their life was not bad when they were young. Due to social customs, when they grew up, they served as generals under Shi Pu. After Shi Pu's defeat, they joined Zhu Quanzhong and spent half their lives killing each other. What was the purpose?
I didn't understand it at the time. Later, I handed over the military power of the Jianrui Army and became the governor of Kansai. After a few years, it suddenly became clear.
As soon as this person figured it out, his fighting spirit disappeared.
Zhang Jun plays with women every day now, but his wealth is becoming more and more stable. Isn't this better than the days when he was not guaranteed day and night?
Historically, this man became highly trusted after joining Zhu Quanzhong and served as an envoy to the Changzhi Army. He later served as an envoy to the Yongping Army. When he took office, Kang Huaiying, the former envoy to the Yongping Army, plundered a lot of people's money and then died of illness.
He was not polite and confiscated his property directly.
After the death of Liang Dynasty, he served as Jing Zhaoyin. When someone robbed the tomb of the Tang emperor, he turned a blind eye. When they succeeded, he killed them and collected their treasures.
After Guo Chongtao conquered Shu and made great military exploits, Zhuangzong ordered the eunuch Xiang Yansi to kill Wang Yan and obtain his treasures. After Mingzong came to the throne, he hunted and killed the eunuchs, and Xiang Yansi's treasures fell into the hands of him and his younger brother Zhang Qian, so the family
Huge amounts of money.
But Zhang Jun has a very good official reputation. Whenever he goes to a place, he never plunders the people. On the contrary, he is always willing to give charity. He makes all his money by cheating and cheating...
In his later years, he moved to Luoyang, where he had a wealthy family. He hung out with prostitutes every day and had endless pleasure. He was known as the "Earth Immortal".
Such a corrupt life lasted for more than ten years, and he died in Chang'an in the second year of Tianfu in the Later Jin Dynasty (937).
The generals in Shipu's era lived to a very old age during the Shi Jingtang period, and were no less than seventy, possibly nearly eighty.
Throughout his life, he had always been surrounded by women, drank a lot of fine wine, and had many guests at home, sitting and watching the ups and downs of Shi Pu, Zhu Quanzhong, Zhu Youzhen, Li Cunxu, Li Siyuan, Li Conghou, Li Congke, Shi Jingtang and others, and wealth never left him.
After his death, he was given posthumously to the prince and grand master.
This is the true earthly immortal.
In this time and space, Zhang Yun is working as an errand in the Ministry of Internal Affairs. His main responsibility is to train the young soldiers of Huangzhuang. Sometimes he also does other errands. Today, he came to Ba Shang. In addition to supervising the sale of male and female slaves behind the scenes, he also gave Kang Qin
I gave fifty shares of Western Region Trading Company stock as a gift.
This was given free of charge to the Kang family by the saint in recognition of their great achievements in transporting supplies day and night.
If nothing else happens, the Western Region Trading Company will be established this year.
The reason why he is so anxious is because the saint is too anxious!
Before the main business of the Western Region Trading Co. was finalized, the Saint hurriedly urged its establishment and set an initial mission: Shangtun.
There have been civilian and military settlements since ancient times, but Shang settlements are rarely heard of. Daxia is considered to be the first of its kind.
The Western Region trading companies are already busy recruiting people, purchasing equipment, and preparing to inspect the Western Regions, select sites, and then grow grain and sell it to the court.
If the court can keep its promise and use real money and silver to buy grain, Shangtun will naturally be a great success. But what if the court defaults on its debt? Then it will face losses.
But there is nothing we can do. The saint is in a hurry, so just play with him. In this world, who can disobey his will?
If it really doesn't work, think of a way during your spare time, bring weapons and fast horses, rush to Persia, catch some slaves to subsidize the losses.
Thinking of this, Zhang Jun raised his head and looked at the lively auction scene at the front desk, then looked at the large group of female slaves in the backstage who were about to go on stage for selection, and nodded secretly.
These women are rarely seen in the Central Plains, but the market is still very good.
As for male slaves, don’t brick kilns want them? Just sell them cheaper.
The business is very profitable, but the reputation is not very good. But who cares?
"You - come here!" Zhang Jun pointed at someone.
"Zhang Shaojian." This was a young nephew of the Kang family. He immediately stepped forward and saluted.
"With so many female slaves, how many beautiful ones have been sent to the palace?" Zhang Jun asked.
"The sage said that he only loved Slavic female slaves, so he selected a few before the class." The man said: "One of them was good at music and dancing, and the sage named her 'Ekaterina'."
"Is this a Turkic name?" Zhang Jun didn't know much about foreign languages and asked curiously.
"I don't know."
"Okay, please step back." Zhang Jun nodded and sat back down.
After the first lunar month, he was about to leave, to find land in the Western Regions to build an imperial village and train a group of young soldiers.
When doing business, Bohai Trading Company likes to hire people from the imperial palace of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. They are proficient in martial arts, are commendable for their loyalty and bravery, and are very easy to use.
The Western Region Trading Company will definitely hire a large number of Huangzhuang young soldiers in the future.
Some things need to be done in advance so that no one can use them in the future.
You have to work hard! Zhang Jun waved and asked two Persian female slaves to come over, take their hands up and down, and start touching.
When I go to the Western Regions, I have to get to know the Persian females.