After inspecting the counties of Shanyang Prefecture, Zhao Xun and others came to Boping County again. Boping County is the northern defense line in Shanyang Prefecture and the first checkpoint to resist the invasion of the Tang army southward. In addition to Boping City, Zhao Xun is still here
Two forts were built on each side of Boping City, which echoed Boping City.
The construction of the fort was still very fast. After all, no one knew that if the Tang army was killed, no one could escape the land of Bingping.
Looking at the men, women, young and old outside Boping City, all holding hoes, dustpans, baskets, digging soil, carrying soil, building walls, and building forts around. Zhao Xun was a little bit like someone who went to the north to transport cement.
I have an idea. Nowadays, most of the city walls are built with soil inside the city wall and only wrapped with blue bricks or huge stones outside. Of course, it is not impossible to build all the city walls with huge stones or blue bricks, but the price required
It is too big, except for some heavy cities, and it is not affordable in general places. But if it is built with cement mixed gravel, it will be much faster and there is no need to be soaked in rainwater. Of course, based on the quality of the cement in Zhao Xun's hands, it will be built.
The city wall is not necessarily much stronger than the original one, but it is much faster after all.
Unfortunately, this idea is just thinking about it in my mind. It is not cost-effective to transport cement for these two forts. Not to mention that Zhao Xun cannot directly expose the relationship between Shanyang Army and Xiaoguo Army, it is the North Governor.
Rivers also require a lot of cement. Naturally, it is impossible to deliberately get cement for the sake of a small dock.
Therefore, Zhao Xun focused on the surrounding villages and fields. Because the Tang army besieged Liaocheng and Boping for several months, and seized the land of Liaocheng, destroying all the villages and towns around Boping. Now,
All that needs to be done is to resume local production.
Walking on the horse and walking on the township road, Zhao Xun watched the situation of the land outside Boping City. In fact, the soil quality of these lands is pretty good, but due to the disrepair of water conservancy, inconvenient irrigation, and the wars, the local people were all involved.
Escape into the city suddenly made the fields deserted. Of course, it was also related to the fact that many fields were occupied by large tribes. These large tribes would rather let them desolate than give them to the people. In addition,
It is related to severe droughts in recent years. It has droughts and rains, and agriculture depends entirely on irrigation. Where there is water, it is fertile soil, and where there is no water, it is desert, and it is extremely dependent on the irrigation system.
In fact, there are not no rivers around Boping, there are not many large rivers and small rivers. After all, the places where people live need water sources. Therefore, there are many rivers passing by several miles or dozens of miles around this field.
It was just because of the war that the water conservancy here was disrepaired, which made the fields everywhere not only close to rivers, but the surrounding land had no water to irrigate, which turned the original fertile fields into wasteland.
Zhao Xun is now in Zilin Town, thirty miles east of Boping City. Of course, this place should have been a big town in the past, but now, it is probably only considered a village. The surrounding fields are also much more deserted.
However, due to the new policy, many fields have their own owners, and these owners have also begun to be busy with their own fields.
Walking slowly along the road, you can also see traces of the ditches originally built for irrigating farmland, but now these ditches have been abandoned, leaving only vaguely visible.
Looking at these abandoned lands and accompanying Zhao Xun to inspect the surrounding situation around Boping, Wei Zhong, the magistrate of Boping, said with some distress: "Two sirs, these places were all good fertile land in the past, but now the capital is like this.
It’s a pity to be so deserted. If the river water can be introduced here, it can turn these thousands of acres of wasteland into fertile land!”
Looking at Wei Zhong who was heartbroken on the side, Zhao Xun looked at him a little. After all, Wei Zhong was also from a big family, so it would be a pity for him to arrive in these fields?
As if I understand the meaning contained in Zhao Xun's eyes, Wei Zhong said in a deep voice: "General, although the lower officials are from a large family, they used to live on the fields. Whether for the people or for themselves, I don't want these fields to become
It was deserted. In the past, our Wei family also dug too many deep wells in Shizhu Town in the north for irrigation by tenants. Unfortunately, there were very few people in the end, and finally the Tang army attacked, which was completely abandoned."
"If the two adults want to organize manpower and act in a unified manner, the subordinates agree with each other. Now there are refugees entering the country in the north, so they can use this to support their families. In addition, if these fields become fertile land, the income of our Boping County will be
If you are taller, you don’t have to live like this now. Life is hard, and you are still waiting for the food allocation from Shanyang Prefecture.”
Zhao Xun sighed lightly. The brick and stone wells that can be used for irrigation and water conservancy for irrigation cannot be dug by casual families. The manpower and material resources need to be invested in it are too high. If it is just
It’s okay to have one place, but this place is full of fields that need irrigation.
Of course, if you ask the government to organize personnel and re-did these rivers and canals to be re-drawn and repaired, this area can be completely fertile and fertile land.
Zhao Xun glanced at Wei Zhong, calculated slightly with Feng Ziming, and said, "How long will it take to clear the water conservancy of this entire Boping County and how much money will it cost? Do you have a general amount?"
Wei Zhong estimated it in his heart and replied: "Reply to the words of the master, if you want to divert water from the river and connect to various villages and towns, you will need at least 5,000 manpower and at least 100,000 silver coins. Of course, if you use refugees and disaster victims, you may use money.
It should be less, but the food required should be increased, but in the end, the difference is almost the same. However, if Boping adds to the matter of receiving refugees, it is feasible to use refugees as workers at that time."
Zhao Xun was nothing after hearing this, but Feng Ziming frowned slightly, paused, and said, "It doesn't matter if it's on weekdays, but now..." Feng Ziming thought about it, but still said nothing.
Zhao Xun understood that Feng Ziming had thought of entering Yanzhou Prefecture and fighting with the Wuwei Army. By then, the army would be in war and the logistics pressure would be extremely high. If Boping had any infrastructure construction, it would bring Shanyang Prefecture.
Heavier pressure.
Zhao Xun thought for a while and said, "Let's do this, start step by step, start from a place with a large population. Let the people who have allocated the fields also contribute their efforts. After all, this is also for their own benefit. As for refugees, please avoid it.
We must break them apart and arrange them not to let them gather together. For those who have unknown origins and are young and strong, move them to the southern counties, and we will send people here from the refugees from the north to the south.
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Wei Zhong moved his heart and said, "Are the general worried about the Tang army?"
Zhao Xun said: "Be prepared for any trouble. It is better to prepare for everything early than to come. Now the land of Yanzhou is in chaos, and we must be careful. I will ask the Zuo Duwei Wei Chen to assist you in this matter."
Wei Zhong nodded and said, "The officials understand! As long as we can gradually clear the rivers of these barren fields and then turn them on and cultivate them again, then there will be no gaps in our food next year." Bo Ping is on the front line to defend.
The land, not to mention the people, even the army stationed 10,000 people, and the food and grass required was extremely logistics, but these all need to be supplied by Shanyang Prefecture. In addition, due to the war, the county magistrate of Boping County also needed Shanyang Prefecture for
It provides a large amount of food. If the fields in Boping County can be reclaimed and developed, it can also provide great help to the logistics of Shanyang Prefecture.
"By the way, in the future, we will establish inspection departments in various townships to be responsible for local public security, anti-theft, defense and other matters. In this matter, the county government must also be responsible for it, and the garrison troops provide you with staff. I don't
I hope that when I see the townships, there are still those big families and some old people in the villages who are stubborn to make their own decisions. On our territory, what I need is full control. Lord Wei, do you understand what I mean?" Zhao Xun said in a deep voice.
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Wei Zhong paused and said, "The official understands that the official is already preparing for this matter."
"It's best then! In addition, household registrations in various places must be newly formulated to tell those large households and the people in the county that if there is no new household registration, if there is any special situation in the future, they will be treated as enemy spies and will be killed without mercy!" Zhao Xun
He said coldly, "I know that there are many hidden households in the homes of the great clans and some people. This situation is not allowed. But I also found that severe punishment will not be allowed! Also, those who do not have new household registration will be in the academy and department run by the government.
They are not allowed to take the exam."
Wei Zhong said in a deep voice: "When the Xiaguan returns, he will post a notice to announce this matter."
"This is clearly the code of conduct and policies within the territory of the Xiaoguo Army. They are indeed a group of the northern overlord Xiaoguo Army. Although many interests have been lost in the clan, what else can be more than saving your life in the chaotic world?
Important? Furthermore, as long as I rely on the Xiaoguo Army and honestly handle the task, I can climb up sooner or later." Wei Zhong thought secretly in his heart, "But what are they doing outside? Want to seize Yanzhou?
But why don’t you just let the Xiaoguo Army dispatch or show your identity? Forget it, these things are not what I should consider. Let’s manage Boping County first.”
After inspecting Boping County for a day and a half, the situation around Boping County was clearly investigated and arrived at the intersection of Boping and Siyang County. Of course, the two places intersected, and there were more than 80 miles of no one in each other.
Residence, leave it as a buffer. Besides, no people are willing to live in a place where the two armies are fighting.
"Wei Zhong, repair two beacon towers on the two mountains in the northeast and west! This is already the front line of our army. With the beacon tower, we will know when the Tang army moves, and we will be prepared in the rear.
"Zhao Xun pointed to two peaks and said to Wei Zhong.
Wei Zhong looked at the two terrain and nodded, "These two beacon towers can be built without five days!" h!~!