The autumn of the third year of Zhenyou was the first stable autumn harvest experienced by the soldiers and civilians of Zhongdu Road after the third year of Da'an. However, the four-month tug-of-war from last autumn to this spring caused the entire Zhongdu Road to be devastated by soldiers. The destruction was very tragic.覌
In the past few months, the food shortage that once plunged Dingjun into a state of embarrassment was only one of the problems. There were many other problems. For example, grassroots organizations in various places were destroyed, a large number of working-age workers died in the war, cattle, seeds, farm tools, etc. were completely damaged, and farmland was damaged. A large number of areas were abandoned, and many ditches, canals, wells, dams and other water conservancy facilities were even deliberately and comprehensively destroyed by the Mongols.
Therefore, the few months from spring plowing to autumn harvest are not only the months for Guo Ning's Dudu Marshal's Mansion to perfect its military deployment and establish a firm political foothold, but also the months for the two privy councils of Zhongdu and Yidu to prove their governance capabilities. months.
Guo Ning rarely intervened directly in this area, but he always kept an eye on it. He used the army as his eyes and ears, closely following the many government orders before and after the relocation of Chu Cai, the resettlement of refugees, the relocation of the army, and even local areas. There are huge houses and high doors in the city and all kinds of little actions of so many officials and nobles in Zhongdu.
It was not until the autumn harvest season that this big issue, which was related to whether the entire Marshal's Mansion could stand, finally came to a good conclusion. Including Zhongdu Road, all the military villages in Shandong, Hebei, Liaodong and even the Liaohai Corridor had some output. , and the fleeing people also returned to their hometowns one after another, and gained a little bit by rushing to plant and harvest.
In this world, people's lives are like grass. It is easy to die, but it is not difficult to live. People's tenacity and vitality are like weeds. Countless farmers can only survive on the roughest food and the meager income.
Everyone in the military mansion breathed a sigh of relief.
Since the land is stable, the farmers on the land will be stable; if the farmers are stable, the food output will not be easily shaken. With this basic base, the Marshal's Office will tighten its grip on rents and taxes, and the army's food and salary will have a fixed source. ; In this way, the Dinghai Navy no longer relies solely on maritime trade and walks on one foot, and a political power has the appearance of a political power.
Of course, those who benefited the most from this process were always the martial arts groups following Guo Ning.
Guo Ning was born as a soldier at the bottom of the class. He knew that no matter how loud the tunes of the big men above him were, and no matter how lofty his consciousness was when he spoke, when he was at the bottom, he would definitely act nonsense. He knew that the only way to win military morale and gain loyalty was to give enough Benefits, and full benefits will be given as promised in advance.
Only by providing sufficient benefits every time can it become a positive stimulus. Accumulation of positive stimuli can make soldiers develop the instinct to be brave and willing to fight.
Therefore, after taking the Central Capital, Guo Ning really spent a lot of effort to demonstrate his merits and spent a lot of money to reward him. Especially according to the system of setting the navy, all military households were given land and shade houses without delay. , must be implemented.
As a result, an additional situation emerged, that is, in the trade system surrounding the Bohai Sea, new customers began to appear in addition to high-ranking officials and nobles. The officers and soldiers of the Ding Navy, who had gradually gained wealth, were gradually willing to spend some money to provide themselves and their families with money. I have added some good things to my family that I never dared to think of before.
Correspondingly, people who live a good life are never willing to give up everything in their hands and return to the original miserable life. For them, anything that affects their good life is the enemy of life and death.
Zhang Pingliang returned home in despair. It was getting dark, but he did not hold a pine torch, and the dark road was not very smooth. He missed several feet along the way, and his shoes and socks were covered with mud.
When Chen Ran led his troops to defend Zhigu Village, he and Liu Ran and other remnants of the Jin Army from Beijing assisted in the battle and made a lot of contributions. So after the war, he became a soldier of the Ding Navy and followed the command system of the Ding Navy.
After several transfers, he got his own piece of land and five shady houses in Yutian County, Jizhou.
Yutian County is one of the important cities at the southern foot of the Yanshan Mountains. It also controls a small salt pan. Dinghaijun stationed 500 people here. After three months of hard work, military households and shady households now occupy
In the eastern half of the city, military camps, schools, warehouses and family accommodation areas are distributed in a roughly field shape.
Among them, the warehouse was the first to be built, and it is also the simplest. Strictly speaking, it is a shack with air leakage in all directions. The huts are shared by more than a dozen families. Last month, the rows of yards in the accommodation area were all completed, and many officers above the general level were
Then they moved there one after another.
Just last month, Zhang Pingliang was introduced by someone and got married to an older girl from his family's house. Now he can be considered a married man with a family. His wife, Mrs. Li, is a well-educated and courteous woman with a good personality.
She was very docile, and Zhang Pingliang treated her like a treasure. A few days ago, he used the money awarded by the military government to buy her a set of silver jewelry and a small mirror.
This is not a good thing that can be obtained casually. For this reason, Mrs. Li was particularly flattering to her husband, and Zhang Pingliang was also proud of it for a long time.
However, when Zhang Pingliang returned home, his face looked ugly.
Mrs. Li came up to him and poured him a glass of water: "What's wrong?"
"We can't move this time. We have to live here for a while."
Mrs. Li said "Ah", took a few steps back, and sat back on the bed. She lowered her head. She didn't know what the expression on her face was, but her eyelashes could be seen trembling slightly under the candle. She was obviously very disappointed, but her family upbringing made it so.
She can't complain in front of her husband under any circumstances.
This look of grievance made Zhang Pingliang particularly unhappy; the anger in his heart became increasingly uncontrollable.
He stood up suddenly, strode out, turned a corner, and arrived at the shack where his men were gathered.
"A group of thieves from Xiaoquan Mountain came down again yesterday. They looted more than a dozen homes in Houhu Village and killed two people and a cow. We should be responsible for protecting that area! The thieves from Xiaoquan Mountain,
We should be responsible for the cleanup! We failed!"
Zhang Pingliang gritted his teeth and raised his fingers to point to the soldiers in front of him: "General Liu said that if the matter in Xiaoquan Mountain cannot be resolved within this month, I will not be able to divide the house, and you guys will not be able to divide the land! Come here!
If we can't solve the problem next month, all the generals will personally raise troops to surround the mountain. Before surrounding the mountain, punish those of us who are incompetent! If I can't do anything as a general, I will be demoted to a regular army, and you will all be demoted to Alixi.
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Having said this, Zhang Pingliang suddenly drew his knife and stabbed it hard on the table. The blade penetrated the table and the blade made of fine iron buzzed.
He looked around at everyone, raised his voice and said: "I know that some of you have old friendships with the gang in Xiaoquan Mountain, so you have been pushing the blame. But now you can't push the blame! It was them who killed someone! Yes.
They insist on ruining our peaceful days! I will set off to Xiaoquan Mountain right away. If you want to be soldiers, follow me to kill thieves! If you want to be thieves, you can draw your sword now and kill me!"
Seeing that he was in a menacing manner, which was very different from the slightly weak posture before, the soldiers in front of him were as silent as a chill, and no one dared to say anything or move.
Zhang Pingliang stared at them, looked at them one by one, and drew the knife with his backhand. Because he stabbed it too hard and couldn't pull it out for a while, he flew up and kicked the entire table to pieces. The wooden boards shattered and the table legs cracked.
It crackled and fell on the heads and faces of the soldiers.
When he turned around and went out, the soldiers began to prepare weapons and armor frantically, and followed him at a trot.
Outside the shack, more than a dozen anxious-looking Ali Xi saw General Shi furious and hurriedly rushed back to their shacks to help the main army organize their armaments, dry food, pine torches and even horses.