Dongjun, the south bank of the Yellow River, Cangtingjin, the fields here are different from the last time Fang Guang Huilu was visited.
October is a cold autumn day, which is when the soybeans are harvested. There are green bean sprouts all over the mountains and fields, with heavy pods pressed on them, which is very gratifying to look at.
At that time, in Kyushu, bean and wheat rotation could only be practiced in the most fertile areas of the Central Plains.
The best land in Cangtingjin was originally in the hands of Qingzhou military households. At first glance, the beans grown were sparse. A rough estimate of the beans produced per acre was not even a hundred catties.
This is still a good field in Yanzhou. It is only possible to have such a promising field due to the support and irrigation of barrel trucks. This year, there are many other fields in Yanzhou that have failed to harvest this season.
To the east of the river beach are the river fields of Xuzhou civilian households. These fields that were abandoned by Qingzhou military households now look like a green embankment on the bank of the Yellow River.
The deep plowing of the Quyuan plow and the continuous fertilizer support from Dong'a Fertilizer Factory have made this field the most fertile land in the world.
The refugees in Xuzhou, who have been farming for generations, have never thought that they could have a good harvest in both seasons by planting wheat and beans.
In Zao Zhuan's letter to Fang Guang, he mentioned that many people in Xuzhou regarded the magistrate of Dongjun and other commanders as gods.
There was actually a shrine to the two of them in the Dong'acheng Temple. The magistrate of Zaojun was so frightened that he coaxed these grateful refugees to remove the shrines all night long!
The income from the heavy bean fields per acre is steadily over two hundred kilograms. Based on this calculation, the income of Xuzhou's farm households far exceeds that of Qingzhou's military households.
The people who came here as captives came from behind and suppressed the Qingzhou military households who claimed to be Cao Gong's wings, which naturally attracted a lot of red-eyed criticism.
On the embankment, a man in white clothes, rarely without armor, was escorted by a group of soldiers. Looking at the scene in front of him, everyone's face couldn't help but reveal a look of joy.
Fang Guang in white is naturally Fang Guang who has temporarily resigned from Cao Cao's side.
When he came north this time, he did not rush on the official road, but detoured half of Yanzhou, and it took him more than a month to arrive at Cangtingjin.
Yanzhou is in ruins all over, there are natural and man-made disasters, there are no roosters crowing for hundreds of miles, it is no longer a poem.
Fang Guang read history books and heard the words "all the people suffered". Although he felt a little uncomfortable in his heart, he never took it to heart.
In the past, when he was in the Yellow Turban Army, there were a lot of battles in Hebei, and the only people he met were officers and soldiers, and it was rare for ordinary people to see them, and they didn't understand these four words deeply.
During this trip to Yanzhou, Fang Guang realized that the sufferings in the world are concentrated in the two words of food and clothing.
Beside Fang Guang, Tai Shi Ci was on the Juye battlefield. Lu Bu's injury had recovered. He and Guan Hai were guarding behind Fang Guang. Their fingers were green and their mouths were full of praise.
"Ziyi, if you are in the army, this is the time when you are at your peak. It would be a great injustice for you to stay with me instead of making contributions like Dian Wei or Xu Chu!"
"Yuan Rang transferred you to his army as a deputy vanguard to work with Xia Houen. Why don't you go? Yuan Rang is quite methodical in his conduct."
Fang Guang heard the generals behind him talking and turned around to tease Tai Shici.
Taishi Ci smiled and reined in his horse.
"My lord, I still feel most at ease under your lord's command. What's more, as the most powerful general in Yanzhou, Lieutenant General Xia Houen, it is inevitable that people will have trouble sleeping and eating. Where can the greenery of Dong'a make people feel heartbroken?"
When Taishi Ci said this, Fang Guang and the other three laughed together.
How could the three of them not know what Xia Houen was like? Now that he was an outstanding youth representative of Cao Ying, he was naturally Cao Cao, and he wanted to set an example for the clan generals.
"Datong, you must be able to do well in whatever you do. Before I joined the Yellow Turban, I also saw good fields. The kind of good fields where one acre can be exchanged for hundreds of acres of mountains and forests are not as promising as our fields in Dong'e."
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"The fields in the world are all so ordinary. Not all people have food to eat. Back in the Yellow Turban, if you showed your skills, the brothers would find a valley to farm together, and it wouldn't be the same as it is today."
Guan Hai was a standard rural general of the Yellow Turban Army. He would be content with a small amount of wealth. He would have a few acres of thin farmland for the rest of his life. His wife and children would be a hot bed, and he would have no one to pursue him.
Most of the scholars and generals in Cao Ying looked down upon this general who spoke with a Hebei accent.
Fang Guang and Tai Shi Ci were naturally different. After listening to Guan Hai's words, they all praised Guan Hai for his thoughtfulness.
Just when the three of them were talking and laughing, and Fang Guang was about to ride back to Cangtinglu first, the shouts of Cao's garrison sergeants and the people suddenly came from the bank of the Yellow River.
Fang Guang had doubts in his heart, so he rushed to the edge of the Yellow River first. When he reached the river bank, he saw dozens of people from Hebei, using sheepskin inflated as rafts to cross the river southward.
Behind the common people, dozens of soldiers from Hebei Province saw that the banner A was Yuan Shao's army and horses from Dongwuyang. They held their bows and arrows, shouted and cursed, and manned small boats to pursue the sheepskin raft.
"Why do people from Hebei risk crossing the river to come to Dong'a? Are they Zang Hong's people on the other side of the river?"
Fang Guang saw several people falling into the river screaming with arrows in their bodies. His expression suddenly became solemn. He asked the people around him and an old man with a white beard recognized Fang Guang at once.
"Mr. Datong, our Mr. Datong from Dong'e is back!"
"Fang Sima, we Xuzhou people have not embarrassed you this year. Thousands of acres of bean fields have produced a good harvest!"
"Sir, these are the people of Hebei. They really can't live anymore. If they take the risk and try to escape, we will have food everywhere!"
"Yes, this has been happening every month for the past half month. I don't know how many people have been shot and killed in the river!"
When the people of Xuzhou recognized Fang Guang, they immediately knelt down and saluted. Master Fang asked and naturally told him everything he knew.
"Humph, I am the newly appointed governor of Dongjun. The land of Dongwuyang in Hebei Province is also the land of my Dongjun. Where can there be a governor who allows the people to be killed?"
"Ziyi, let Buqu shoot arrows to show his authority. Let me see how good Zang Hong is!"
"Remember, don't hurt anyone first!"
A strange light flashed in Fang Guang's eyes, and he ordered to Tai Shi Ci beside him.
In his memory, this Zang Hong was no ordinary person. He was a bloodthirsty ally of the Jujube Alliance. During the Western Expedition against Dong Zhuo, this guy was the first person to speak on the platform, and he was quite appreciated by the leaders of the county guards.
At that time, he served as an official under Zhang Chao, the prefect of Guangling. Zhang Chao was the brother of Zhang Miao, who is now Chenliu. Yuan Shao sent this man south with ulterior motives.
Historical records record that Zang Hong was a loyal man. Zhang Chao besieged Yongqiu for Cao Cao and told others that only Zang Hong would come to save him.
Sure enough, when Zang Hong received the news, he was extremely anxious. He asked Yuan Shao to borrow troops but failed, and when he learned that Zhang Chao was dead, he cried bitterly and resolutely rebelled. He was really a model person whose sensibility trumped his rationality.
This guy is not only very angry, but also has good fighting ability.
After the rebellion, Yuan Shao led his troops to besiege Dongwuyang for a full year before taking over the county.
And the people around him all followed Zang Hong to death. It must be said that Zang Hong had quite a charming personality.
This person now has the same official position as himself. We need to see who this East Commandery Governor is!