Wang Anshi stayed with Zhang Zhi to eat. Zhang Zhi wanted to refuse, but Wang Anshi refused.
Later, Wang Yu came back from serving Zhi in the palace, and the two met each other.
Zhang Zhi didn't know what to say, but Wang Yu said: "Zizheng, it's good to come back safely. From now on, we can move around more often."
Wang Yu's eyes were as high as his head, and no one paid any attention to him, but he was very fond of Zhang Zhi.
Zhang Zhi was even more ashamed. The three of them chatted while eating this meal, only talking about old things and not mentioning a word about Zhang Zhi being the son-in-law for Lu Gong.
Wang Anshi and his son often like to play sharpshooting. When they were in Jiangning, only Zhang Zhi could match him.
At the dinner table, Wang Yu asked, "Does God have a surname?"
Zhang Zhi said without hesitation: "Of course."
"What's your surname?"
"The surname is Zhao!"
"What's the explanation?"
"The emperor's surname is Zhao, isn't the sky also surnamed Zhao?"
After Zhang Zhi answered, both Wang Anshi and his son laughed.
Zhang Zhi also laughed, but for some reason, there was a bit of sadness in his smile.
After the meal, Wang Yu personally sent Zhang Zhi out, but Zhang Zhi didn't know what to say. At this time, Wang Yu said: "Zizheng, I heard that your uncle and Wang Zichun captured the Tiandu Military Supervision Department this time and burned it.
Is the Tiandu Mountain Palace built by Li Yuanhao originally?"
Zhang Zhi nodded and said, "That's true."
Wang Yu stopped, put his hands behind his hands and said to Zhang Zhi: "A few days ago, my father received an anonymous letter. Your uncle and Wang Zichun set fire to the Tiandu Mountain Palace and collected countless Xia people's treasures. However, they did not report it, but kept it in their own pockets!
"
Zhang Zhi's expression changed when he heard this. Wang Yu patted Zhang Zhi's shoulder and said, "The most important thing for an official is integrity. Please tell your uncle this so that he can take care of himself."
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Autumn is coming soon in Xizhou.
Weiyuan Fort is almost repaired.
Taking advantage of the fine weather, Wang Shao rode his horse from Tongyuan Army (ancient Wei Village) to Weiyuan Fort to see the progress of the construction.
Zhang Yue treated Wang Shao to a banquet. Wang Shao asked Zhang Yue to retreat and then took out a picture and said to Zhang Yue: "After spring, I cultivated four thousand hectares of fields from Weiyuan to ancient Wei.
This is Tian Tu."
Zhang Yue looked at Wang Shaotian's map and said with great satisfaction: "With these four thousand hectares of farmland, no one in the court dares to say anything anymore. Our Qinfeng roadside appeasement department can't even contribute a single hectare of farmland."
Wang Shao smiled when he heard this.
Zhang Yue said: "The camp is the foundation. Without this, there is no way to recover the Qing Tang's homeland and attack the party. Even if I defeat many Qing Tang tribes, it will only be a waste of the country's money and food."
This was also the Song Dynasty's strategy in Shaanxi. They built forts in circles, then set up fields behind the forts, and shortened the supply lines to compress the living space of the party members.
Wang Shao nodded and took out another picture. Different from the previous picture, the fields on this picture were painted in several colors.
Wang Shao pointed to one of the colors and said to Zhang Yue: "These two hundred hectares of land belong to Shiren! They are all good river valley land."
Two hundred hectares!
Zhang Yue's eyebrows jumped when he heard this.
For someone like him who was never short of money, two hundred hectares was not a small amount.
On Shaanxi Road, one acre of good farmland costs two thousand guan. Even here in Weiyuan, in a remote area, it costs 200 to 300 guan per acre. These two hundred hectares cost at least two thousand guan.
Zhang Yue asked: "How much did the Tibetan people spend to buy the land?"
Wang Shao laughed and said: "The Tibetan people don't know how valuable the acres are. They know that when I buy the land, they all compete to sell it. I can only get two or three harvests from one hectare. Of course, there are still some unclaimed fields and no money."
Zhang Yue nodded, this was an open purchase and an open sale, Wang Shao still followed the rules.
At that time, Zhang Yue and Wang Shao conquered Tiandu Mountain, searched Li Yuanhao's palace, and sold off all the gold, silver, and property they obtained.
The money now exchanged can be used to buy land, seeds, farm tools, and cattle from the local Tibetan people, finally making up for the shortfall that Wang Shao owed when he falsely reported the farmland.
It's just these two hundred hectares of farmland that really make everyone's heart beat. Buying good farmland is everyone's dream in this era, even officials.
Because officials are official households, they don't have to pay taxes.
The official title cannot be passed down to the family, but the two hundred hectares of land can be passed down to the family, just like the Fan Family Village built by Fan Zhongyan, which can be passed down to the descendants of the family.
Let them save themselves from the hard work and embark on the road of independent study.
Wang Shao, Zhang Yue, and Gao Zunyu were allocated 500 hectares, while the other generals took 500 hectares, and the remaining 3,000 hectares were distributed to the soldiers.
Zhang Yue looked at Wang Shao and asked: "Zichun was so clean and honest in ancient Wei, why is he now..."
Wang Shao was stunned for a moment and then became speechless.
Zhang Yue said earnestly to Wang Shao: "Zichun, I know the reason. When you were in the ancient Wei Dynasty, your reputation had not yet been established, so you only wanted to make achievements. Therefore, you ate and lived with the soldiers, and did not take a penny from the important ones."
"But now that you have won the battle, Gu Wei has also set up an army, you have become a military commander, and you have been rewarded and promoted by the officials, so I thought it would be okay to take some at this time, and it can be regarded as a reward for yourself. This
I can save it when I think about it."
Wang Shao was startled when he heard this, and immediately stood up and said: "I didn't care about the sacrifice, and I got dizzy for a moment. Don't worry about these acres. I will give them to all the meritorious soldiers."
Zhang Yue said: "It doesn't have to be like this. Everyone should leave one third. After all, there are still people who follow him to settle."
Wang Shao said: "Then it depends on what others want."
Zhang Yue nodded and said: "Okay, there are also pensions for the fallen soldiers. The court will come down soon. You can use part of the land to support the families of the fallen soldiers."
Wang Shao cupped his hands and said: "Obey."
Then Zhang Yue and Wang Shao discussed the distribution of troops and horses.
Weiyuan Fort was immediately completed. Wang Shao left two commanding troops and horses to Zhang Yue. At the same time, he brought the rest of the troops and the garrison soldiers of Rouyuan Village and Sandu Village who had almost followed Guangrui's army to cause rebellion to Tongyuan Army.
Most of the officers of the Guangrui Army were investigated and detained during the mutiny. Zhang Yue asked Wang Hou to appoint old men from the original army to serve as officers.
Wang Hou also selected some elites from the local Tibetan tribe to join, so there were more than 3,000 soldiers and horses.
Although Guang Rui's army was still somewhat hostile to the Tibetan army, Zhang Yue and Wang Hou still insisted, just like Wang Shao, allowing the Tibetan and Han armies to train together. All military affairs were left to Wang Hou.
When Weiyuan Fort was built and new soldiers were being organized, Zhang Yue also started to set up camp.
Camping is the foundation for future progress in Qingtang.
Zhang Yue's current shortage of men has been solved with the continuous recruitment of Tibetan tribes and the arrival of the Guangrui Army and its subordinates.
Zhang Yue immediately rode on horseback with Wang Hou to inspect the wasteland available for reclamation near Weiyuan.
Now Huang Haoyi, Peng Jingyi and others have already arrived at Weiyuan Fort with Zhang Yue. Zhang Yue plans to leave the camp affairs to them.
Zhang Yue looked from here to there, and he had to say that the land at the source of the Wei River was really good.
Without the destruction of the Loess Plateau in the middle and lower reaches, the valleys near Weiyuan were mostly fertile, but now they are abandoned and only eaten by cattle and sheep. It is a pity.
But now that the power of the Song Dynasty has expanded from ancient Wei to Weiyuan, this wasteland finally has the possibility of being cultivated.
Of course, if you want to cultivate land, you must have a peaceful environment. Like Dangxiang, the Qing, Tang and Tibetan tribes like to plunder during the autumn harvest.
The most worrying thing for farming people is an unstable environment.