Since ancient times, farming has been the government affairs that the rulers need to be most concerned about, and there is almost no mention of it.
To put it in layman's terms, if everyone has enough to eat, everything will be fine. But once some people don't have enough to eat, what will happen... Haha... Look at the world today, and...
No need to go into details.
The spring plowing that Pei Shiqing mentioned at this time is actually not just a matter of spring plowing in a strict sense. It involves all aspects.
Ditches need to be repaired, and even some roads need to be renovated. In this way, it is reasonable to collect labor. After this, because of the repeated wars, it is necessary to carefully count the population under the rule again and distribute the fields.
The most urgent thing...
This is almost a chain reaction process.
After listening for a long time, Li Po gradually became impatient.
It’s not that he doesn’t pay attention to spring plowing. You have to know that over the years, he has worked hard to keep everyone fed. How could he not know the importance of plowing?
Moreover, after traveling all these years, he has a very clear understanding of what farming means to the officials, nobles, and even the emperors of the world.
This is one of the most important performance considerations for officials. Whether the fertile land under your administration has increased or decreased in the few years since you took office will profoundly affect an official's career.
The nobles also value this. To give a hypothetical example, for example, if Li Po started in Yunnei, if Yunnei is in chaos at this time, then no matter where Li Po goes, your reputation will continue to be damaged. This is undoubtedly
It is one of the most powerful influences that hometown exerts on a family.
Not to mention the emperor. They who are rich in the world should value this even more. Any emperor who despises this will not be a competent emperor, because farming is the foundation of an agricultural empire.
But having said that, what is the priority of the matter? What Li Po is thinking is, now that the war is coming, you come to tell me this? Do you want to distract me? Or do you want my army of 100,000 to camp on the spot? Thinking of this, he suddenly
The label of having ulterior motives can almost be pinned on the head of Pei Shiqing or the Hedong Pei family.
As soon as Li Po was in a bad mood, the corners of his mouth immediately turned up, and a smile gradually began to spread on his face.
Over there, Wang Qing was listening with great interest. What he lacked was actually the experience and qualifications in governing the country. If Li Po hadn't been there, he wouldn't have dared to interrupt. Otherwise, this would be the time for him to ask for advice humbly.
The time is right.
However, when he glanced at it, he felt a shiver in his heart. Then he stopped squinting and behaved like a Bodhisattva in the temple, only looking and saying nothing.
Li Po's bad habits are firmly remembered by his confidants...
But the treatment of the leader of the Pei family was different from others. Li Po said bitterly in his heart, I will write down this account for you first, and we will calculate it clearly when we can in the future.
After all, he was still afraid of the Pei family in Hedong. After all, the Pei family was different from the Wang family in Jinyang. When the Wang family asked for surrender, it was a complete break with Li Tang. It could be said that it was a desperate choice.
Even so, it took him a lot of trouble to get Wang to be honest.
As for the Pei family... In Li Po's eyes, this is a typical Jin family that is still on the rise. It is deeply entangled in the local area and has deep prestige, but there is deep support from the side.
There is already some signs of prosperity.
The irony is that the world is in such chaos, but the Pei family in Hedong has the potential to build a family. In fact, just as he thought in his heart, the score has been settled.
Of course, the back account is only the back end after all. Given the current situation, it is the appropriate choice to continue to win over the Pei family.
His mood gradually calmed down, and he gradually thought about it. Pei Shiqing said many things, but in the final analysis, they were no different from his previous opinions.
First solidify the foundation, then build the world.
Pei Shiqing has repeatedly expressed his opposition to another fierce battle with Li Tang, or even the strategy of marching westward to Chang'an. In his opinion, the Li family is deeply rooted in Chang'an, and the fortified city of Chang'an cannot be easily evacuated, so this battle is unnecessary.
In other words, even if you win, you won't get much benefit, but if you lose, all your previous efforts may be wasted.
Such an idea has nothing to do with ulterior motives, and it makes sense, but it is very inconsistent with what Li Po thinks. Regardless of the strategic principle of accumulating small victories to achieve a big victory, Li Po will never do it.
Those foresights he spoke out determined that Li Tangli was attacking quickly and must not give him a chance.
These are the differences between generals and literati, and are mixed with other things, so the result is that no matter how reasonable Pei Shiqing's claims are, they will not be recognized by Li Po.
He must maintain military pressure on Li Tang at all times. No matter whether he wins or loses, this will not change.
However, he and Pei Shiqing both agree on one thing, that is, the war this spring can only be fought quickly, and the consequences of delaying spring plowing will indeed be serious. Furthermore, the Shangdang is unstable, which is very annoying.
God seems to have played a joke on everyone, making people in the troubled times of the late Sui Dynasty exhausted. Don't talk about anyone, and there seems to be not enough time.
Let's talk about it, it's getting late, I haven't drank much wine, but three dishes have been served.
Li Po personally sent the drunk Pei Shiqing out of the hall, and then left Wang Qing to go back inside to talk, not to mention that he was feeling very bored.
And Pei Shiqing, who had caused a lot of trouble for Li Po, was not in a great mood.
The two most important things in spring plowing are manpower and material resources.
As for material resources, Pei Shiqing was very satisfied with the gesture given by that person. Whether it was farm tools or cattle, they would be delivered from the north. It was so grand that it left people speechless. Of course, this was definitely not a matter for the Jiangjun family, but for Jin.
All counties south of Yang.
As for manpower... we can't ask for much at this time of year.
No matter how dissatisfied Pei Shiqing was, the answer he gave could only be to maintain it as best he could. On this, Pei Shiqing could not say anything.
Because both he and that person understood that the population of Jin was greatly reduced now, and most of the people working in the fields were women, so labor service was out of the question.
In fact, it’s just one sentence, and I can’t go on with it.
As for whether we can get enough food after this autumn, apart from whether everyone is dedicated, the most important thing is actually the weather.
The weather is good, so everyone can breathe a sigh of relief. If there is a slight drought, no one in the southern counties can bear it, and they can only wait for relief from the north.
In fact, what makes Pei Shiqing particularly worried is that once the grain production decreases again after this autumn, other counties may not have much...but Jiangjun, where Pei's family lives, will be criticized.
Yes, he used spring plowing to have a serious talk with Li Po at this time of year. The most important reason was that Li Po could not have imagined that there was abundant food and grass in the north, but there was a big gap between the Pei family and the Wang family.
What Pei Shiqing was worried about was that Wang would be unfavorable to Pei at a critical moment.
Where did the estrangement come from? The Wang family has gone downhill in recent years, and Pei has not played a good role in it, nor has he helped the Wang family at the most dangerous moment...
Will Wang hold grudges? Is there any need to ask?
The Wang family and the Pei family live separately in the north and south of Jin, and they have always been in contact with each other. In the past few years, you have caused many obstacles behind their backs. Now that they have some upper hand, will you repay evil with kindness? What good thing are you thinking of?
And the Wang Qing who is a branch of the Wang family that I met today is actually proof. This person has been in charge of grain and grass transportation in the north for many years, and has won the trust and appreciation of that person. When the time comes, he will not need to do anything, maybe just open his mouth a little, and the people of Jiangjun will
It is estimated that Pei will be implicated.
So, even though the time was not right, he still spoke.
No matter how smart Li Po was, he would not have thought of such "forest planning" if he had not put himself in Pei's shoes.
Therefore, Pei Shiqing could only bear the consequences. Before he came out, the person mentioned it seemingly unintentionally.
I have recently heard the news of the death of Duke Pei of Renji, and I feel deeply sorry for him. He was the pillar of the country and lost his life at the hands of thieves. It is so unfortunate... Well, I heard that the second son of Duke Pei was quite famous and talented. He was such a good son. As the governor of the Pei family, he
How can I bear to have him wandering around? Why not recruit him to come here? Under my command, he will be able to fully display his talents...
What he said almost left Pei Shiqing speechless.
Cherishing talents? Maybe? But the most likely thing is to ridicule the descendants of the Pei family for betting everywhere. Look, did you make the mistake this time? Not only did I die miserably, but my son also went to Hebei to become a thief.
You, Mr. Pei, call yourself a clan of well-dressed people. How can you be so successful in times of crisis?
Regardless of whether these were Pei Shiqing's imagination, or whether the person really had such intentions, Pei Shiqing was in an extremely low mood anyway, and it must feel uncomfortable to have his skin ripped off.
Therefore, Pei Shiqing wandered around without going back to deal with the increasingly complicated government affairs in recent days. Instead, he went back to his dormitory.
He wanted to lick his wounds silently, but with his cultivation, he would be fine the next day.
But then a confidant came to report that his nephew Pei Xu had arrived in the county and sent someone to say that he would meet him later.
This is another pet peeve of Pei Shiqing, and he doesn't care about it. It's just because he still lacked courage at the beginning and only sent one nephew to Jinyang. If more people were sent there...
What made him even more upset was that Pei Xu was a junior official in Jinyang and obviously did not receive much attention. However, when he came back this time, he had mentioned in the letter that he was accompanying his brother-in-law to serve in the army.
Yuen Long, the son of the Yuan family in Kansai, is the brother-in-law of that person. It is said that the two have known each other for many years and they are like brothers. It is said that regardless of family background or other things, they should deliberately make friends. It is very suitable for Pei Xu to be able to assist such a person.
But... how much weight does Yuen Long, who has just been convicted and deprived of his position, have left?
Pei Shiqing held his forehead and sighed silently again...