In the evening of that day, Aluhammuke turned back from the abandoned village in the south.
In the past few days, everyone in the Dinghai navy has been busy. The officials who arrived with the ship rushed here and there, driving around the thousands of people who were the first batch of people recruited by Aluhan, and doing all kinds of things.
Fix and tidy things up.
During the process, Aruhan assisted one after another. He was quite prestigious among the people, and he was very diligent and effective in his work. The people just paid it back. Most of those who fled had some grudge against the Jurchens.
, but he was polite to Aruhan and did not regard him as a villain.
The manpower arrangements around the port and the fort were slightly settled, and Aruhan felt that the scale of his plan had been restored, and he was inevitably proud of himself.
Unexpectedly, he was notified that day that he had changed to a new position.
He and several close Jurchens were transferred out of Haicang Town, and a transfer camp was set up outside the town to receive the people who came to Haicang Town intermittently.
Previously, the news about Aruhan's promotion of military service and food distribution gradually spread to the surrounding areas, so people continued to gather. Fortunately, the number was not large, thirty or fifty one day, and over a hundred the other day. Therefore, Guo Ning did not reject it and gave
They had a meal, and then said that Haicang Town would be garrisoned and could not accommodate so many people, so they asked Aruhan to arrange a suitable plot of land for Ben Muke's subordinates to accommodate them.
Laizhou has been a major grain-producing area along the coast of Shandong since ancient times. The terrain is relatively flat and the land is fertile. When the Song Dynasty occupied Laizhou, there was a lot of construction of farmland and water conservancy and irrigation, so the grain produced was once an important support for Shuofang's military prosperity.
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Later, with the rise of the Jin Dynasty, the land of Qilu was plagued by wars and disasters, and the people were in dire straits. Although the Jin Dynasty ruled for decades, it was inevitable that the country was weak and the people were poor for most of that time.
In the late Zhangzong Dynasty, the Yellow River burst three times in a row, causing the agricultural economy in the Central Plains to be on the verge of collapse, followed by drought and locust plagues.
In this case, both the Jurchens' fierce plan to suppress households and the Han people's household registration were both in trouble. However, the imperial court tried its best to protect the Jurchens and protected the economic interests of the Jurchens by enclosing farmland and land on a large scale.
Not to mention the advantages and disadvantages of this move for the Jurchens, it caused local ethnic conflicts to break out, and large-scale bloody conflicts and even massacres continued for years.
Aruhan's Muke relied on the port and made some profits through smuggling and water transportation. Originally, his life was manageable. But the Jurchens' harsh treatment of Han'er was real. After several times of expropriation, the editor of Haicang Town
The people in every household rioted and fled continuously, let alone the tenants and expelled people who were trying to conquer their subordinates?
The turbulence is getting worse day by day, the conflicts are getting worse day by day, many old hatreds are intertwined, and new hatreds will be triggered anytime and anywhere. Aruhan's father cannot stop this situation that is heading towards collapse, and Aruhan
After I took charge of Mouke personally, I could only watch as the whole Mouke gradually disappeared in name only.
At present, there are several abandoned villages and fields in the entire Mouke. The nearest one is the larger Tugang Village. Not to mention the number of people in their 30s and 50s, hundreds of people come to invest. Even if another thousand people come, they will not be able to fill the space.
This village.
The land around the stockade is very flat and irrigated by rivers, but there are weeds everywhere and no one has cultivated it for three to five years.
Such fields were once defended by the common people with their lives, but later they were completely abandoned. Now, the new Dinghaijun Jiedu Envoy has arrived. He is willing to provide food and support himself in gathering the refugees. Maybe we will see him again next year.
, this field will not be barren.
The gate of the village has not collapsed yet, hurry up and repair it and plant trees on both sides. It will be beautiful next year, just like Aruhan remembered.
But many things are different after all. The fields can still be planted if they are barren, and Han'er will come back after leaving, but can Meng'an and Mouke of the Jurchens return to their former appearance?
Aruhan worked hard for several days, and seemed to have the answer, but also seemed confused.
In the afternoon of that day, he led a few men to the east of Tugang Village, dredged a spring for water supply, and then set off to turn back.
When he arrived at the gate of Tunbao, he suddenly saw a row of human heads hanging high on wooden poles. Aluhan glanced at them inadvertently and was stunned.
He stood still and looked carefully: "I've seen this white-haired guy before."
Next to him, a man with a capable appearance dressed as an official was passing by with some files in his arms. He laughed and said, "This man just came to Shandong and took office not long ago. How come you know him?"
The official just said something casually and walked out.
But Aruhan took it seriously. He changed the direction and looked again, and said repeatedly: "I have really seen it! This is the governor of Ninghai Prefecture during the Taihe period. Aotun is loyal and filial!"
The clerk paused, turned around, and raised his head to take a look with interest. The blood in the cavity of the head had dried up, and the outer skin turned gray-white. It was not easy to recognize it: "It turns out that
Aotun Zhongxiao also served as the governor of Ninghai Prefecture? No wonder, no wonder."
"Yeah..." Aruhan thought for a while: "During the Taihe period, I was also signed to join the army during the Song Dynasty. The one who led the armies southward in Shandong was Marshal Hu Shahu, and his deputy is now Wanyan Sala, the commander of the army.
Envoy. In addition, the person responsible for controlling the local area and supervising the transportation of grain and grass is the governor of Aotun...I heard that he later went to Zhongdu to become a high official!"
At this point, Aruhan asked suspiciously: "Why did he die?"
The official looked up to the sky and shouted: "This guy thought he had a strong foundation in the local area, so he came to my home commander and talked nonsense, and then he died. In mid-August, we went on a killing spree in Zhongdu City
, we killed seven or eight famous ministers and generals. The Marshal Hu Shahu you just mentioned died in the hands of Guo Jieshuai. Now that we have arrived in Shandong, we don't mind killing a few more ignorant ones.
"
The clerk said murderously while looking at Aruhan's expression.
Aruhan was not surprised. After hearing this, he just nodded and continued to the camp.
For the first few hours after Guo Ning hung the head outside the camp gate, checkpoints in various places reported back one after another that they found people running slowly and hurriedly to various places in Laizhou and even to the direction of Yidu, thinking they were going to report it. And the local farmers in Haicang Town
Or the people who live in the same household probably don't know this head at all, so they don't have any special reaction.
It's interesting that someone like Aruhan, knowing that Guo Ning killed a high-ranking Jurchen official, didn't change his expression.
The clerk laughed twice and hurriedly took two steps holding the file: "Aruhan Muke, what do you think?"
"How about what?"
The official raised his finger and pointed at Otun Zhongxiao's head.
Aruhan kept walking: "If you die, just die."
He walked all the way to the Tunbao, and when he was close to his own courtyard, he sighed deeply: "Since the end of Dading, when we attacked the Mongols, Western Xia, and Song Dynasties, we had to sign troops and recruit troops every time. Every time, it was us.
These Meng'an, who had no one on top, tried to conquer the household bar. During the Taihe campaign against the Song Dynasty, my father signed a contract for hundreds of households. Both my brothers served as the Jia Army. The three members of the family and I all served as Alixi. The whole family
All the men went into battle. After a series of fierce battles, all the father, brother, and mouth were killed on the battlefield. However, the women and children at home had difficulty in farming, so they were freezing and hungry. In the end, they sold their cattle for some food and barely survived."
He turned around and stared at the official: "I, Aluhan, am not a fool. I can see that Guo Jieshuai probably doesn't like Meng An Mouke's tactics. I thought too much before. However, the Great Jin Kingdom
Not much of the benefits may fall into the hands of poor people like me! All the blessings are in the hands of powerful people! Those people..."
After hearing what he said, the clerk's eyes lit up.
Aruhan was a little frustrated.
"There are three, six, and nine levels of Meng'an Mooke, just like you guys, there are also high and low. In the past few years, we are not the ones who have reaped the benefits inside and outside Laizhou!" He shook his head vigorously: "What I want is just a bite of food.
.It would be better if I could have good clothes to wear and money to support me. Guo Jieshuai doesn’t need to be on guard against me."
The official laughed loudly: "Want to have good clothes to wear? Do you have money? That's easy. Come with me!"
At this time, Aruhan's two children ran out of the yard, the older one biting his fingers, and the younger one just shouted to be hugged.
Aruhan hesitated for a moment, then took out a cloth bag from his arms and handed it to the eldest child: "Give it to your mother! You are not allowed to eat it in one meal!"
He then quickly followed the official: "This...ahem, what do you call this master?"
"Who do you think is reaping the benefits inside and outside Laizhou?" the official asked.
Aruhan sighed and followed along, talking rambledly.
The official's steps were like flying. It didn't take long for him to return to the commander's tent without announcing anything. He walked in proudly.
Guo Ning was reading the documents with a grimace when he saw the official turning back and said with a smile: "Boss Xu came back in such a hurry?"
It turns out that this official was Xu Jin who opened a wild shop in Tangboli, Hebei Province and hooked up with water bandits.
Xu Jin and the people of Jing'an are close friends. He also helped Guo Ning a lot when he first got up that day, so he was not restricted in the tent: "Lang Jun, you want someone who is familiar with the reality of the place, and I have found it for you!
"
Guo Ning looked up and saw Aruhan standing by the door with a smile on his face.
"Is this person...available?"
Xu Yan nodded: "Available!"
Guo Ning casually grabbed a blank document, wrote a few words, and handed it to Xu Jin: "Okay, you can do it with him. Time is very tight, only one day... Every house and every place must be visited.
Only when you understand it can you uproot it and leave no hidden dangers!"
Xu Jinsurong took the document and put it in the file: "Don't worry, Sir! One day is enough!"
