On June 18, the fourth year of Qianning, on the Yellow River, "grain ships and merchant ships looked at each other from front to back, sailing unobstructed."
Heyang Jiedushi Song Le recently discovered something. The frequency of Liang Jun's naval dispatches has been greatly reduced, and he is reluctant to move in. The only few demonstrations in the three cities of Heyang can be seen by anyone who is more careful. It turns out that Liang Jun's ships seemed to be poorly maintained and a little dilapidated.
The navy is a branch that spends money on maintenance every year. The ship's planks and sails and cables need to be repaired or even replaced regularly, and the hull needs to be maintained and painted. If it is a sea-going ship, it even needs to be pulled to the dock regularly and scraped. The bottom of the boat, and then applying anti-sea maggots, each of which costs money.
What is certain is that the Liang people had financial problems, which led to poor maintenance of naval vessels and a significant reduction in the frequency of dispatches.
This situation naturally provides great convenience for water transportation between the four towns of Shaanxi, Hezhong, Dongdu and Heyang.
On June 15, ten ships departed from Mengzhou, loaded with corn and beans, and arrived at Luokou, returning the same day.
On the 16th, twenty ships carrying 30,000 husks of corn and wheat arrived at Biankou and returned the same day.
Today, more than twenty ships arrived at Biankou loaded with grain, beans, hay, dried meat, and wine.
The continuous successful transportation greatly cheered up the Xia army, because it meant that transportation costs were greatly reduced, fewer grain transporters could be recruited, and more troops could be piled on the front line.
The river was bustling with activity, and the countryside was also in full swing.
The summer harvest has entered the middle and is even coming to an end.
The Tutuan countrymen who once rode their horses and bows to Zheng and Bian to make a big fuss picked up their sickles and worked hard to harvest the wheat in the fields, regardless of the scorching sun.
God was very kind. After the golden wheat grains were beaten down, strong winds started again. The farmers were tired but full of joy. They carried the grains with the wind, blowing away the flat grains and grass clippings. The hens took their children to scatter the grains. Zhu Huan'er chased the deflated grains and pecked them non-stop. The old cow was locked in the cattle pen, staring at the grains with its big innocent eyes, chewing them in its mouth.
The farmers who harvested first had even finished drying the wheat grains. They carefully collected the wheat and then looked at the full barns, feeling particularly at ease.
Well, Zelu next door has just finished harvesting, but it doesn't seem like there's enough to eat. Li Hanzhi's men are ready to move south, and they seem to want to go south to plunder. They even thought of the reason: Song Le, the governor of Heyang, lured the people of Zelu , many people in the sixteen counties of the two prefectures fled south, and the Xia people hid them and resettled them in the new counties of Heyin and Sishui.
Admittedly, this is a fact. As for Sergeant Li, the Shangdang people really couldn't stand them, and it was normal for them to flee. Song Le took in all the people who fled and resettled them in batches to Heyang (the part south of the Yellow River). The three counties of Sishui and Heyin have basically no cover and are not afraid at all. What can you do to me?
Li Hanzhi and others saw this and gritted their teeth. But after thinking about it, they really didn't dare to make a mistake. Especially after the Chen-Xu war, the news of the destruction of one hundred thousand Liang troops shocked the world, and Li Hanzhi himself was a little bit small. I didn't think about it, so I never took action.
To rob Heyang, it is better to rob Weibo!
On this day, under the green shade of the sandbank where Zhongli City is located in Heyang, Shao Shude and Song Le were sitting opposite each other drinking. The breeze from the river was blowing gently, sweeping away the heat, and Duandi felt very comfortable.
"Your Majesty, if you look at the Liang Navy, you will know that the arrogant soldiers will fall and lose their former vigor, so it will be easy to defeat them." Song Le was over fifty years old, but in good spirits. At this time, he talked to Shao Shude about the news that the Liang Navy was "in ruins".
, there is a lot of sarcasm in his words.
"Last year's flood did a lot of damage." Shao Shude looked at the rebuilt Heyangguan (Zhongli City) and couldn't help but sigh, "The city was washed away, not many trees survived, and the vegetable borders and orchards were flooded.
, the fish I raised also ran away..."
Of course, the biggest loss was the pontoon bridge, which had to be rebuilt. Moreover, the quality of the rebuilt bridge was not as good as before, because those ships were built after emergency logging. First of all, the sources of wood were different. Some wood was not suitable for shipbuilding, but it was also used at critical moments.
Secondly, the wood is not dried in the shade or oven, and it will be damaged in a short time. The life span is very short, and it will enter the replacement period one after another, which is very troublesome. The boat used in the original pontoon was manufactured in Hongzhou, Jiangxi, and then transported to
from Heyang.
"Your Majesty, fortunately, Meng Huai has not suffered a major disaster, and the river bank is still stable. This year, the two states are in Damin, and the people are rough and peaceful." Song Le said with a smile: "If your Majesty wants to eat fish, just send people to catch some. No,
Troublesome."
The Yellow River embankment is generally not that fragile as long as you don't mess with it.
Shao Shude remembered that during the period of the late Emperor of the Later Liang Dynasty, he had breached the Yellow River embankment, which ended up trapping him. The original intention of breaching the Yellow River was to prevent the Jin army's cavalry from raiding south, but when Li Cunxu made a surprise attack on Bianliang, his main force was unable to return quickly due to the obstruction of the yellow flood zone.
Aid, it's a trap.
"Meng Huai has been developing for four years, right?" Shao Shude suddenly asked.
Song Le was shocked and understood Shao Shude's intention.
To be honest, after several years of Zhen Meng, he has developed feelings for Hanoi. As the saying goes, a blank piece of paper is easy to paint on, and he is comfortable working in Hanoi. It is also adjacent to the core area of the Central Plains and close to Shengzhou, where he devoted a lot of energy.
Big difference.
What King Xia meant was probably to impose taxes in Heyang, and Song Le knew it very well.
"It was only obtained in the fifth year of Dashun. In the second half of the year, people immigrated to cultivate the land. Before the winter solstice, a register was made, with a total of more than 18,000 households and more than 84,000 people." Song Le was good at caring for the people and focused on hard work. These data came directly from his mouth, and he only listened to them.
He said: "Since the first year of Qianning, immigrants have continued to reclaim wasteland, and the household registration has increased sharply. The wealth produced in the two states and ten counties has been mostly used for resettlement. Moreover, Heyang Nancheng, Sishui County, and Heyin County were newly acquired and dilapidated.
The situation is unbearable, and the people still need relief. Rivers, post roads, ponds, and irrigation canals still need to be renovated. There are 30,000 new horses in the pasture this year, and there are many shortages of manpower and fodder. It is also necessary to open up fields to grow millet and wheat for the horses to survive the winter. The villagers are educated.
, is also a big expense..."
What Song Le said is true.
Heyang's achievements are outstanding, but there are also many problems. It has just passed the most difficult stage, and it is really not time to pick the fruits. Moreover, Meng Huaixiang bravely went to war every year and sold a lot of lives. In the past, he was beaten by the army's lieutenant general
The combat effectiveness of the despised immigrants from Huazhou has also been greatly improved. Isn’t this a contribution?
The people of Heyang are suffering too much. It is best to wait for two years.
Seeing Song Le's behavior, Shao Shude smiled and said: "Don't worry, sir, this summer harvest, there will be no household tax for the autumn harvest, only land tax. The two taxes will not be levied until the summer harvest next year, how about that?"
"That's fine." Song Le knew that this was the best condition he could get for the people of Heyang, so he immediately agreed.
Seeing that Song Le agreed so quickly, Shao Shude regretted it and asked unwillingly: "Sir, tell me, how much grain can Heyang harvest in a year if heavy taxes are imposed without making the people unable to survive?"
"There are still 800,000 dendrobiums available," Song Le replied.
This is a local tax, not grain production, and generally speaking, such a heavy tax is not charged. Shao Shude just wants to know how much food Heyang can provide under extreme "hardship" conditions.
Moreover, the three-crop rotation system in Heyang has not been fully promoted because of the lack of livestock. After the gradual and in-depth promotion, the total grain output will not be greatly improved, because a considerable part of the farmland growing grain will be converted to pasture.
, this impact cannot be ignored unless crazy immigration continues, which is obviously unlikely. Some people have also given priority to Henan Prefecture and Ruzhou.
"Not bad." Shao Shude said.
The Wuwei Army, which is still being reorganized, has 24,000 infantry and 6,000 cavalry. If they fight for a year, they will eat 600,000 grains and beans. Heyang can already support a "forbidden army"
"The grain has been consumed, and if more hay is collected, it may be even more.
The Wuwei Army was the first unit in the army to begin reorganization, but because all the Jishi Army had not yet arrived, they still had to wait.
The reorganization of the Tielin Army has been completed and is undergoing training in Ruzhou.
The reorganization of the army cannot be completed in a few days. After the reorganization is completed, it is not possible to participate in the battle immediately. Because the original organizational structure and staffing have undergone great changes, it takes time to become familiar with it again and restore its combat effectiveness. Tielin
After the military reorganization was completed, they practiced in Ruzhou for some time. Later, they could be transferred to other directions and practice while fighting.
The troops camped in Huaizhou have been fighting with the Wei people for a year, and the casualties are actually quite large. At present, there are more than 7,000 Heyuan Army, more than 3,000 Yumen Army, and more than 7,000 Baoyi Army, a total of one
Over eight thousand.
Shao Shude planned to let them reorganize with the Tianxiong Army, which currently still has 9,000 troops. He would also mobilize 3,000 Liang Army troops to surrender, making up a total of 30,000. If there is not enough cavalry, some of the red-haired soldiers of the Yumen Army would be converted into cavalry.
Anyway, there are many of them who can fight on horseback, but they don't have horses. After the Tielin, Wuwei, and Tianxiong armies are reorganized, they will use up 17,000 surrendered troops and digest nearly half of them.
"Your Majesty, there is a military report." Ye Li Kecheng came to the shade of the tree and reported.
Shao Shude glanced at him. The young man was panting and trotting all the way over. He could not handle things as easily as Li Zhong.
I opened the box and looked at the sealing status of each military newspaper, and then reviewed it slowly.
"Yang Yue has arrived in Rouzhou." Shao Shude said casually to Song Le: "I don't know how Li Keyong will react."
Old Man Yang received the order at the end of early March and waited for more than a month to recruit men from various ministries and gather them together. In fact, this is normal. In the season when the pasture has not yet turned green, each tribe is very nervous about hay, so it takes a lot of trouble to allocate it. Moreover, Yinshan Mountain
In the north, the grass only turns green in May, and it doesn't grow very high. If it goes early, the horses won't be able to eat it.
The knights from all tribes gathered in Ling, Sheng, Feng, and trained separately for a month. The originally noisy tribe soldiers gained some discipline.
In early June, the whole army marched to Rouzhou in batches to carry out the second round of reorganization of the strong tribesmen. Following the old Tibetan system, they were divided into three wings, left, middle and right. The wing commanders had jurisdiction over ten thousand households, one thousand households, one hundred households, and a number of young generals.
The generals of the state grasslands raised their horse power for a while, then divided their troops into separate groups and marched eastward in a large scale.
Shao Shude looked at the date of signing: June 12th.
Calculating the time, it was almost time to engage in battle. The Arbus family was not sure whether they were prepared.