The matter of the surrender of the generals of the Tielin Army went very smoothly. Shao Shude went to the Military Academy to visit Xiaqiu Weidao, and then chatted with Song Le for a long time. Finally, he asked him to help write a list and handed it to Zhuge Shuang.
He quickly brought the body back.
The Tielin military envoy is, of course, Shao Shude. He now has four titles, namely Tielin military envoy, Xia Suiyinyou deputy envoy to Jiedu, Suizhou Zhenli soldiers and horses envoy, and Suizhou governor. With this status, marrying a daughter-in-law probably does not require a betrothal gift.
If not, you can still receive a large dowry.
The deputy envoy was given to Li Yanling, who was still in charge of the supply camp, and Li Renjun was now working with him. Old Li was a good hand at general affairs, and with him in charge of the logistics department, Shao Shude felt at ease.
Lu Huaizhong was promoted to Yu Hou, the capital of the Tielin Army, and You Yi was handed over to Zhu Shuzong, who had only been here for a few months, which made many people jealous. But there was no way, this position was highly professional and no one else was suitable. From now on
From now on, the cavalry (if any), scouts, patrols, command cavalry, etc. will all be under his control. His original position as deputy general of the personal army will be replaced by Fan He, the newly promoted old man from Xicheng, who will be in charge of the personal soldiers and patrols.
, Military Law Corps, etc.
The commanders of the four battalions of soldiers were rotated. The four battalions on the left and right were divided into Cai Songyang, Xu Hao, Qian Shousu and Guan Kaiyun. Ren Yuji was transferred to the state army system to replace Zhen Xu. He was in charge and Zhen Xu was in charge.
Deputy, in charge of this local armed force for Shao Shude - this position must be filled by someone you can trust.
There are also some civilian personnel in the Tielin Army, totaling more than thirty people. Among them, the most important military judge position is held by Chen Cheng. The military commander was recommended by Chen Cheng. A scholar named Guo Fu looks quite elegant.
I just don't know if I can do this heavy work - accounting, cashiering, auditing, sending and receiving documents, mainly interacting with Li Yanling.
Other important officials, etc., are all small roles, but they are also required to be able to write. Tielin Army archives, compilation of military history, pensions, registration of retired personnel lists, and military dependent farms that they want to build in the future, etc.
All affairs need to be handled by educated people.
After such adjustments, the Tielin Army will have 100 soldiers, 2,000 battalions, 1,500 auxiliary soldiers, more than 300 miscellaneous soldiers, and dozens of civilian personnel, filling the 4,000 army quota. Shao Shude also responded to this.
I feel a great sense of accomplishment. The army is becoming more and more regular. It's like watching your own children grow up. It feels very good.
On August 18, the group returned to Suizhou. Shao Shude sent Li Yanling to take 500 Heyang veterans to the city to collect money and grain. They were waiting for the rice to be cooked and could not wait any longer.
By the way, these five hundred Heyang veterans were brought here by Xu Hao in advance. They did not enter the Tielin Army system. Shao Shude planned to incorporate them into the state army and eliminate hundreds of old and weak people. The old and weak have no fighting ability.
, naturally unable to resist. However, Shao Shude will not ruin other people’s jobs. They will become outsiders of the Tielin Army and be responsible for setting up military-affiliated farms.
Part of the land required for the farm is unowned wasteland, but it is not enough. The good land along the river has been owned for a long time. It is difficult to irrigate the land that does not rely on the river, and the yield is limited. Shao Shude has already figured out how to get land for the military-affiliated farm, so
It is to use the monks' property to operate. The temples are jungles, the incense is extraordinary, the monks are all fat and big-eared, and the land is crisscrossed. Shao Shude has long been dissatisfied with it. In the future, he will find a way to clean it up and provide some protection for the brothers.
The output of military farms is mainly used to subsidize military martyrs, disabled soldiers, etc. who have difficulties in living. For the time being, it can only be used as a supplement to pensions to encourage soldiers to fight bravely.
On August 20th, Shao Shude led his soldiers to inspect various villages, mainly in Longquan and Dabin counties.
Sima Qian once divided the agricultural and animal husbandry areas. He believed that a line runs diagonally southwest from Jieshi Mountain in Hebei Province (now in Changli, Hebei Province) to Longmen Mountain between Qin and Jin Dynasties. To the south of this line is the farming area, and to the north is the farming area.
Nomadic area. But on both sides of this line, in terms of natural conditions, it is actually suitable for grazing and farming. Whoever is stronger will have this line deviated a little towards the other side.
Since the Han Dynasty, due to the warm and humid climate and the continuous northward expansion of the Nahui in the early Tang Dynasty, the farming line has moved greatly northward. In the eastern section, it has moved north to the foot of Yanshan Mountain, and the northeastern end has even reached the lower reaches of the Liao River. In the western section,
It has broken through to the west and northern section of Longshan Mountain and advanced to the line of Yinshan Mountain and Daqingshan Mountain.
In other words, the northwest of Guannai Road is basically a farming area. Even the Dangxiang people living here mainly engage in farming, supplemented by nomadic herding. There is almost no difference between the working methods of the Han people - the northwest Han people also have
A small number of people engaged in nomadic herding, which was what was called "Huhua" in the early Tang Dynasty.
Longquan and Dabin counties are close to the Wuding River and the Dali River. There are continuous mountains in the north and south, but a huge valley plain has been opened up by the river in the middle. The cultivated land area is actually quite considerable. In comparison, the city in the south is flat.
Although Suide County is also located in the valley plains, its area is far smaller than that in the north. Of course, the worst situation is Yanfu County, where more than 90% of the area is mountainous, making it very poor.
"Song Biejia, Xia Sui Town actually has a lot of silk and hemp. I never expected it." Looking at a village by the river at the foot of the mountain, Shao Shude pointed to a large mulberry forest and said in surprise.
"The general is a warrior, good at fighting in battle, advising on farming, supplying food and grass, and formulating strategies. Song did his duty." Song Le, who was begged from the Military Supervisory Academy by Shao Shude, is now a special agent in Suizhou and has a fifth rank.
Official status. I originally wanted to take Song Le with me to ask for advice from time to time, but considering that there was still a lack of reliable people in the state, I decided to let Song Le stay. All the five counties in the state were appointed, and the state military general Ren Yuji
, Zhen Xu and the two also obeyed his command, almost as if they were his confidants.
"Wang Jiangning once wrote a poem that says, 'The cicadas sing in the empty mulberry forest, and Xiaoguan Road is Xiaoguan Road in August.' Do you know where Xiaoguan County is?" Song Le asked.
"But Wonju?"
"Of course." Song Le said with a smile: "Xiao Pass is close to the Great Wall, and there are still large mulberry forests. We have sericulture in Suizhou. It's normal. Even Youzhou Town has large mulberry forests."
Shao Shude accepted the lesson with an open mind. This is the consequence of not being involved in production and only knowing how to hunt and kill. Having sericulture industry means having money, because in this era, silk has assumed part of the monetary function. And mulberry wood can also be used
Bow making is one of the raw materials for the military industry. Coupled with cheap horns, hides, and tendons, it can be said at least that the production cost of bows for cavalry is much lower than elsewhere.
"Song Farewell, there is such a vast flat land over there, why do you let the grass grow on it and let the cattle and sheep graze?" After walking forward for a while, Shao Shude pointed to a plain by the river and said.
The aquatic plants there are very lush. It seems that due to the flooding of the river during the flood season, a large amount of nutrients are washed up. After the flood recedes, the pastures grow wildly and become an excellent grazing land. The taste of the beef and mutton produced should be
Not bad.
"One is the lack of river embankments, which flood during the flood season and submerge farmland; the other is the lack of water diversion channels, making it impossible to irrigate." Song Le explained.
Shao Shude nodded. He understood this. Farmland cannot be irrigated by rivers, because the terrain always has different levels. If it is too low, it will be flooded, and if it is too high, it will be difficult to get water. Only a few places with just the right terrain can use the ready-made water.
Resources for irrigation, and these lands have generally been developed.
"In the seventh year of Zhenyuan, Xiazhou opened the Yanhua Canal, diverting Wushui into Dize, and irrigated more than 200 hectares of farmland. In the next thirty years, the canals were opened wider and more fields were opened. By the seventh year of Yuanhe, Xiazhou
The state stored as much as 80,000 dendrobium of dendrobium. Later, the Tibetans surrounded Lingzhou and the army was deprived of food.
The water from the Jin River can be used to irrigate 4,800 hectares and harvest more than 400,000 dendrobiums of grain. Your Majesty, if you want to get grain, you must first open canals. Now, how many irrigation canals are there in Longquan and Dabin counties?"
"Not much, very little." Shao Shude shook his head.
In the early days of the founding of the People's Republic of China, in order to increase agricultural output, one of the major measures was to mobilize the people to overhaul water conservancy. They used the natural terrain to dig a large number of small reservoirs to store water sources during the flood season, and then dug channels to irrigate farmland. The results were remarkable. Even until the 1990s, Shao Shude
I have the impression that during the slack season in winter, rural areas have to send people to rivers to clear out silt.
This reservoir and irrigation canal network is indeed an unavoidable obstacle to agricultural development. If Longquan and Dabin counties spare no effort to dig out reservoirs and ditches, many unusable idle fields will be put to use, and grain output will inevitably increase.
A huge increase. But this matter, how should I put it, can easily cause civil unrest! If possible, it is best to let others help them dig, and they will bear the cost.
Shao Shude had an idea and continued to listen to Song Le's introduction to farming.
"Song Biejia, I read history books recently and it was said that in the autumn of the 14th year of Zhenguan, Emperor Taizong wanted to go hunting in Tongzhou, and Liu Rengui suggested to 'delay the time'. The reason was that before the farming was completed, 'we started to plant wheat under the grain'. This should
Is it overwintering wheat? Why don’t you see it planted in Xia Suizhou?” After listening for a long time, Shao Shude suddenly thought of a question, that is, at this time, Guanzhong can produce two crops a year, and even the remote Hexi Corridor, the southern foot of Yanshan Mountain and the Yellow River in Lingzhou
Rice fields have been developed in the river basin, but the Xia Sui prefectures have not done so?
"I'm afraid it's too cold in winter and hot in summer, so it won't work." Song Le also thought for a long time and finally gave such an ambiguous answer.
Shao Shude also sighed when he heard this. Longquan and Dabin counties should be located on the Yulin Plain in later generations. The area is quite vast, more than 10,000 square kilometers, but the climate is not as good as Guanzhong. The annual precipitation should be more than that in later generations.
Some, after all, the Tang Dynasty was a warm and humid period in history, and the annual precipitation should be more than 450 mm. Unfortunately, the distribution is uneven, and the spring drought is serious. There will be heavy rains at the transition of summer and autumn, and most of the rain will fall in a short time.
All is lost and cannot be used for agricultural production, so reservoir regulation is urgently needed.
If this is accomplished, grain output will be greatly increased. However, this is also a project that consumes huge resources. Suizhou currently does not have the ability to do it. Labor and grain alone are insufficient, so where will they be obtained?