The Lantern Festival is coming soon, and Tielin's army marches quickly. They have passed Qiziling and are about to arrive at Zhiguan.
Shao Shude calculated the time and planned to set off on the eighteenth day of the first lunar month to go to Mengzhou via Heqing.
Bean porridge is cooked in the kitchen early in the morning and is covered with meat paste. This is a custom. The white porridge is covered with paste, and the white part is used to pray for a good harvest of silkworm cocoons.
After Mrs. Xie and Mrs. Su cooked the porridge together, they asked Mrs. Lu to bring it into the room. Mrs. Lu was smart and agreed. At the same time, she secretly sighed, Jinxian watched all the women, except for the new ones, they
Who hasn’t lost their virginity? Why are you so secretive?
The drowsy Chu heard the noise and started struggling again.
"Don't hide!" Shao Shude shouted angrily.
"Your Majesty, the bean porridge has been placed on the table. It won't taste good when it gets cold." Mrs. Lu said in a low voice.
Shao Shude did not answer.
Mrs. Lu quietly retreated.
Shao Shude gasped and sat up, held the limp Chu in his arms, caressed her plump body, and asked: "Do you know about Chu in Goushi County?"
"That's my concubine's house." Mrs. Chu came to life and whispered.
"When Zhang Quanyi married you as his second wife, he was interested in the strength of the local tycoon of the Chu family, right?" Shao Shude asked.
After he mentioned the words "Zhang Quanyi", he clearly felt Chu tremble slightly, and something gradually changed in his hand.
Shao Shude chuckled, and Chu blushed so hard that she hugged his neck tightly in resignation.
"The Chu family did a good job this time." Shao Shude said: "When my army arrived in Yanshi, the Chu family killed the thieves and took the initiative to surrender."
Mrs. Chu hummed, but had no reaction.
"I want to select some of the Chu family's children as officials." Shao Shude said again.
Chu still didn't respond.
"Huh?" Shao Shude was surprised.
After the first phase of the Luoyang War, he gained eight Henan counties: Henan, Luoyang, Yanshi, Fengshi, Yongning, Shouan, Fuchang, and Changshui, plus Lushi County, a county under Guozhou.
There are many official positions, and they are basically distributed according to the old rules: "Xia Kingdom" official schools will get some, local Tu people will get some, in-service officials from Kansai will be transferred to some, and scholars who are doing business can also share the profits - if they are willing to come.
"I have been married for many years, and I don't ask about the past of my mother's family." Mrs. Chu closed her eyes, buried her face in Shao Shude's chest, and said softly: "The husband has a sword and a sword and cannot protect his wife. Now that he is Shao's father-in-law, he has no face to face his family.
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"Forget it, then there is no need for the Chu family's children." Shao Shude said.
Mrs. Chu opened her eyes and quickly closed them again when she saw Shao Shude looking at her.
Shao Shude laughed and stood up, saying: "Change my clothes for me."
Mrs. Chu stood up quickly and took two steps. She felt something was wrong. She lowered her head and glanced, and her ears turned red.
After changing into the prince's robe, Shao Shude sat behind the desk and finished his bean porridge.
Mrs. Chu was dressing up on the side, which was an obvious signal of change.
After arriving at the front hall and having a good time with Tuoba Po, Marshal Shao felt that it was time to end this decadent life, so he went to the stables and found that the horse had been taken away by Chen Cheng, so he returned to the backyard and met with the impending
Jiang, who was in labor, had a conversation.
The little girl was a little nervous and kept holding Shao Shude's hand.
Shao Shude was suddenly touched. Although he had always regarded these women as trophies and seemed to be able to humiliate them at will, people's hearts are full of flesh. When things came to pass, he discovered that he still had some emotional bonds with them.
This won't work!
Since there was no horse, Shao Shude hugged Mr. Lu and slept in his cage. He did not go out until noon and inspected all the farmland in Jinxianguan.
The fields are rented to Tuoba tribe herdsmen, with hundreds of households. It can be said that Jinxianguan is the largest landowner in Wangwu County. Whenever a new crop is obtained, or something new is cultivated through agriculture, it is usually first
Plant it on a small scale in the temple and then distribute it to dealers for them to plant.
Jinxianguan's rent collection is very low. The benefits come with a price: trying to grow new crops.
On the twenty-first day of the first lunar month, when the sky was still dark, a group of 2,000 guards stationed near Jinxianguan headed eastward under the leadership of Qianhu Meng Zhixiang. The other 2,000 people were led by Qianhu Zhao Ye.
, still remains here.
Later in the evening, Shao Shude left Jinxianguan, and under the protection of a thousand soldiers, rode eastward. After arriving in Heqing County, he took a short rest and then continued non-stop, arriving in Mengzhou in the afternoon of the same day.
The Tielin Army has arrived near Hanoi County, and the Wuwei Army is also camping in Mengzhou City.
"Commander, when will the people of Heyang be released?" Song Le asked anxiously as soon as they met.
After the Heluo War broke out, more than 60,000 Tuan Tuan villagers were dispatched south to transport grain, grass and equipment, build fortifications, participate in siege battles, escort captives and property, etc., and wiped out all the young men in Heyang.
Yes, they were swept away! No one was left, including young men of fifteen and a half and old men in their fifties and sixties. They were all pulled out. That is to say, Heyang is an immigrant area, and the age structure is quite special. Young and middle-aged people
The ratio is very high, otherwise how could there be so many male penises?
When asked by Song Le, Shao Shude didn't know how to answer.
All the 10,000 households in Jingzhao Prefecture arrived in Heyang last year. So far, there are more than 40,600 households in Meng and Huaizhou, with a population of more than 196,300. Of these 200,000
, more than half came from Huazhou, Jingzhao Prefecture also contributed about 50,000 people, and the rest were mainly the common people under the original rule of Zhu Quanzhong (very few) and the Tibetan people from all walks of life.
Song Le also played a "little trick" recently.
Through the Prince of Xia's Mansion, he asked to send 10,000 households each from Huazhou and Qianzhou to Heyang. Chen Cheng and Zhao Guangfeng agreed because there was no need to offend him. After Shao Shude saw it, he wanted to veto it for a while, but later he was afraid that Song Le would spurn him.
He also pinched his nose and admitted it.
Wang Bian is pitiful. Under his rule, the people were sent to Zaoyang and other counties, and now another 10,000 to Heyang. The household registration in the town has plummeted to 200,000. In fact, he has always been quite submissive, and last year he was also actively communicating with Xia
The prince's various economic policies even carried out massacres in the town, divided the fields equally, and actively completed the transformation of the three-crop cropping system, even if they were hacked by the scholars.
Where can I find such a good tool man? Shao Shude has decided that when a new dynasty is opened in the future, Wang Bian will have to be given a marquis. Gu Huan
Qianzhou's wool is no longer harvested. Huazhou has already moved 30,000 households in the past two years, but the population is still booming, and there is still room for continued migration. We can continue to harvest it later.
"After the first lunar month, aren't the households in Qianzhou and Huazhou arriving? There will be enough manpower by then," Shao Shude said.
"I am about to discuss this matter with the king." Song Le said: "For the 20,000 new households, food and livestock will be allocated additionally."
"This..." Shao Shude had no choice but to open up wasteland for farming. The economic pressure was really huge.
He hates Sun Ru a little now. Why did Heyang bring such disaster?
"Your Majesty, I have thought about the matter of food and grass. It is actually not difficult." Song Le said confidently: "We only need to work harder to capture the south city of Heyang and block the river. Then, after the river thaws, we can start from The food and grass shipments have started directly from Guanbei."
Shao Shude has actually thought carefully about the feasibility of this and concluded that it can be tried.
Since Zhongli City was captured by the Xia Army, the safety factor of the docks in Heqing County has been greatly increased. If the Liang Army Navy wants to pass through the rivers in the three cities of Heyang, the risk has also increased greatly.
However, they have now burned the pontoon bridge between Nancheng and Zhongli City, so it is not that troublesome to pass. The tactic of setting fire to ships and harassing Zhongli City is not that effective. Generally speaking, it can be passed, but it is definitely not as convenient as before.
"After the navigation is opened, I will ship 300,000 hu of grains and beans from Lingzhou. If everything goes well, I will ship another 600,000 hu of dendrobium." Shao Shude said: "This huge treasure house in Guanbei can finally be put to use."
"Such a great kindness." Song Le laughed and said with great joy.
Shao Shude was a little touched. Mr. Song is a very pure person. If you reward me with money, of course he will accept it, but he is also devoted to civil affairs, seeking benefits for the people, and doing his best to improve their lives. This is enough. .
"After the people from Qianzhou and Huazhou came, Heyang probably has 200,000 to 300,000 people, and it's a bit lively." Shao Shude looked at the surrounding farmland where winter wheat was planted, and said, "Sir, you have made a great contribution."
"It's still early." Song Le was a little dissatisfied and said: "There are less than 300,000 people, which is still far from the prosperity of the Tianbao period."
During the Tianbao period, Heyang had a population of 600,000 and was very prosperous, which is indeed not comparable to today.
Henan Prefecture, Ruzhou, Mengzhou, and Huaizhou are all Huangchao, the areas that suffered the most serious damage during the Qin Zongquan Rebellion. In many places, the household registrations are truly non-existent.
Further east among these four states, the losses will be much lighter.
Huang Chao didn't have the ability to fight against him, and he couldn't even survive in Yun, Cao, Yan and other places where there was an uprising, so he was beaten away. After returning from the south, he didn't go to these places to cause trouble, and went directly to Guanzhong.
Qin Zongquan was similar to Huang Chao. He could not even cross Zhu Quanzhong's Xuanwu Town and was directly defeated. He could only cause trouble in the western half of Henan Road.
After Shao Shude won these four "white land" states, he would definitely make great efforts to immigrate and open up wasteland.
This is hard work, but once it yields results, it will definitely be an iron-clad base. Just like Guanbei, it only recognizes Shao Sheng and not Li Sheng's core ruling area.
"In this battle, many soldiers were disabled and retired." Shao Shude said: "I see that there are still many positions such as township chiefs, township assistants, lizheng, and post generals vacant in Meng and Huaizhu counties..."
"Your Majesty, I keep them all," Song Le said with a smile.
"Sir, you really know what I mean." Shao Shude sighed with emotion.
What is a capable minister and official? This is it! Song Le is really good at managing the people and understanding political things.
"They are all soldiers who fought for me. I want to think about them for the rest of my life." Shao Shude said: "The pension of one bushel per month is not enough to express my feelings. In a few days, I will ask the shogunate to draw up a list of all the gentlemen.
Let me arrange it."
"As ordered." Song Le responded.
People who were injured and retired in the army were already very loyal and obedient. If the king assigned them these seemingly inconspicuous positions, then a small wealthy family taking root in the countryside would take shape.
Song Le dared to conclude that at least within two or three generations, these people were full of gratitude to King Xia, and they were the most basic and fundamental support force for King Xia.
In this case, making Luoyang the capital is actually the most perfect choice. Being surrounded by mountains and rivers is at least extremely beneficial to continuing the rule of the Shao family. But after experiencing the Heluo War, Song Le also saw the disadvantages and limitations of Luoyang
"I left on the sixteenth day of the first lunar month. I won't have a few more days off during the Lantern Festival." Song Le said with a smile.
After Luoyang was captured, Shao Shude went to the imperial court and recommended Gao Renhou, who had outstanding military exploits, to serve as the envoy to inspect and deal with Rujiedu in the east capital. The east capital stayed behind, and Henan Yin.
"Dongdu Jiru" actually refers to three places, namely the city of Dongdu Luoyang itself, plus twenty Ji counties in Henan Prefecture and Ruzhou.
Former Henan Yin Fengwei was promoted to deputy envoy of Jiedu to assist Gao Renhou in handling government affairs. After all, our Gao Dutou was a military man and most of his energy had to be spent on war.
Gao Renhou was very satisfied with this position, and he happily went south to take up the post and moved his headquarters there.
He had been the governor of Dongchuan, and he knew what the highest honor of a warrior meant. It felt good to have lost it and found it again. He wanted to review it quickly. Well, the angel's movements were too slow, and he hadn't sent the full set of honors yet.
come over.
Originally, Hu Zhen's supervisory army was driven back to Chang'an, and the court re-elected a man named Zhang Chengye, but Shao Shude rejected it because he was too loyal to the court - well, black humor, because he was too loyal to the court, so
You can't be the supervisor of a feudal town.
Gao Renhou was also the third warrior in the Kansai Military and Political Group to be promoted to Jiedushi. The other two were Shao Shude's Yuancong elders: Li Yanling and Ren Yuji.
Don't underestimate this castrated version of Jiedushi. In fact, he is still very attractive to warriors.
How many people in the world can see through the word fame and fortune? The Jiedushi under Shao Shude's rule, apart from the fact that he could not form government armies, outer town armies, and the number of prefecture and county soldiers had to be approved by him, there was nothing else that could be said about his prestige.
, Wealth cannot be discounted at all.
"Since everyone has gone south, I will go south too. I have never been to the sacred capital of Luoyang." Shao Shude smiled and said, "I will take Tielin Jun Erlang there to scare Zhu Quanzhong."
"Commander, don't forget to release some of the local regiment soldiers." Song Le reminded: "Some people's families planted in the autumn last year, so they can come back later. But some people did not sow in the autumn, and they must prepare for spring planting after the Spring Society Festival.
These people need to be put back."
"I know." Shao Shude waved his hand and said, "I'll go south to play first."