Although Beiping County has not suffered a major disaster this year, there is no water source in the sky, water and water sources have been in arrears for many years, and the people of a county have a very difficult life.

Situ Jin had a dark face all day long, and he couldn't even eat, although he talked to his little sister Situ Yan that day, he didn't get any good ideas. Gongsun Yu's body has recovered these days, but although she knows how to write and ink, she doesn't know anything about it, so she can only follow it in a hurry.

"Yan'er, sister-in-law, please beg you, you think of a way for Jinlang, if he continues to survive like this, I'm afraid that this body will be unbearable!"

"Sister-in-law, don't worry, I have already made arrangements, I am planning these days, and there will be results in three days, and I have to take care of my brother's body these days!" Situ Yan said yes, and Gongsun Yu returned to his courtyard with peace of mind.

"Chiyu, let's go, let's get out of the house!" Situ Yan got up and was about to walk out.

"Miss, you haven't changed your clothes yet!"

"It's really troublesome, you can't wear men's clothes all day, how convenient is that!" Situ Yan complained, but her movements were not slow at all, and she changed her clothes in three or two clicks.

The two of them rode out of the north city gate, went straight to the military camp outside the city, passed the military camp, and then went to the border city fortress, and out of the fortress, it was the place where the two armies fought. The weeds are reborn, uninhabited, lifeless, and lifeless.

"Yan'er, how did you think about this fortress today, but what do you think?" Duanmu Xuan was happy to see a beautiful woman at this time, but after all, this place was not as safe as the city. I'm a little worried.

"Brother Xuan has only been in office for three months, and the army has already achieved initial results, just looking at the granary built in this military cantonment. It can be seen in general! ”

"This is still the idea of De Yan'er when I was in the northwest, and now there are such places for grain storage in the border cities of Wu State! It's just that there is not enough food and grass now, and I don't know how to survive this winter! Duanmu Xuan also has his own troubles.

"Although Beiping is located in the plain, there is no water source nearby, and the people of Juntun and the villages have a hard time. In the long run, there will be many disadvantages in the war, but look there! Duanmu Xuan looked in the direction of Situ Yan's finger, and there was a river not far from the fortress. Although the river is not wide or deep, the river is still turbulent and the water is still abundant.

"Yan'er wants to fight the idea of the Yishui River?" Duanmu Xuan was shocked, this was where the two armies were fighting. It's not something you can just take.

"Hmm. I asked the local people, the Yishui River will enter the dry period in winter, but the spring, summer and autumn have never cut off the water source, it can be seen that the amount of water is still guaranteed, and the Yishui River is so close to the county seat of Beiping, but it is nearly ten times closer than the Congshui River in the east of the county! It would be a shame if you didn't take advantage of it! This is the purpose of Situ Yan's trip today.

"I'm afraid that if we build a water conservancy, the Turks will also secretly sabotage it. It's hard to get done! "Duanmu Xuantai knows those Hu people, how could they watch Wu Guo build water conservancy under their noses.

"They won't let it. We'll hit them until they let! As long as they are forced back for another ten miles, and the battlefield is pushed north across the Yishui River! ”

"Yan'er, the emperor did not issue an order to use troops against the Turks, although I have a military talisman in my hand, but I have no order, only these iron-blooded guards around me, I am afraid that I will not be able to win a battle, let alone force the Turkic soldiers to retreat across the Yishui River?" It's not that Duanmu Xuan is cowardly, it's actually that he only has Mofeng's Mozi battalion by his side this time, but there are more than 100 people, how can they confront the 100,000 male soldiers of the Turks.

"If you can't beat it, you can outwit it, the weather is dry now, and it is the time of high autumn weather, and the south wind will blow from time to time, which is a good time to set fire!" Situ Yan had already thought about it, and she didn't plan to let Duanmu Xuan send troops, after all, she just wanted to force the Turkic generals back, and she wanted to use Yi Shui to relieve the danger of Beiping.

"Yan'er, this method of burning the company camp is good, but after this retreat, the Turks will make a comeback, won't it be in vain then?" Duanmu Xuan also thinks that this method is good, and it can be done without moving a single soldier, but after it is done, there are still hidden dangers.

"If we set fire, how can the Turks do nothing, they will send people to negotiate, whether it is war or peace, they must always give an explanation. And the Turks are not good at farming, lack of food and clothing, we can exchange grain and force them to commit crimes! ”

"Yan'er, I'm afraid that the emperor won't agree to this move, if we do it privately, we are suspected of collaborating with the enemy, but I am afraid that the villain will participate in it, and the life of the family will not be guaranteed!" Duanmu Xuan felt that Situ Yan was a little abnormal today, and she shouldn't have thought of these things.

"The grain we use for exchange is naturally made of hands and feet, and the live seed can be attached to the eggs, and the dead seed naturally cannot grow food. I'm afraid that in less than two years, there will be no grain to harvest and no seeds to plant! ”

If this is the case, it will kill two birds with one stone! I beg for it! Duanmu Xuan was overjoyed, and turned around to go back to the house to draft his will.

"Brother Xuan, don't worry, I have observed the weather these days, there should be a strong south wind after tomorrow, I am afraid of missing this opportunity, and I don't know when there will be this opportunity next time, after you draft the decree, I am afraid that if you can't wait for the holy decree, you will have to light a fire, which is somewhat risky!"

"Will be outside, the king's order will not be affected! Burn a withered grass, is it possible that the emperor will treat me for the crime of collaborating with the enemy! Don't worry, this little thing won't bother me! Duanmu Xuan's eyes were shining, and he was in a very good mood. Situ Yan glanced outside the city again, and then stepped down from the fortress and returned to the county office. As for whether she is mentioned in Duanmu Xuan's will, you don't need to think about it. Duanmu Xuan knew Situ Yan very well, and this credit could only fall on him in the end. Anyway, he is used to such ready-made credit.

"Chiyu, go and invite the eldest young master, I have something important to discuss with him!" Since there is no problem on Duanmu Xuan's side, Situ Yan has to discuss the rest with Situ Jin.

"Yan'er, are you looking for a brother?"

"Well, brother, please sit down first!" Situ Yan poured Situ Jin a cup of tea, pushed the dim sum on the table in front of him, and then spoke.

"Brother, I want to dig a ditch and build a canal to divert the water of the Yishui River into the county and villages!" Situ Yan was only halfway through her words when she saw Situ Jin stand up in surprise. "Brother, don't worry, listen to me finish speaking." Situ Yan pulled Situ Jin for a moment, and when she saw him sitting down, she explained what she meant.

There are no less than 1,000 people serving in 10,000 households in the county this year. Except for those that need to be fortified, they can dig ditches and build ditches. And Situ Yan thought about it, although these people are in the service, in addition to three meals a day, if each person digs ten meters more than required every day, he can receive an extra pound of black noodles. As long as you are willing to endure hardship. At least these people's families can survive this winter in peace.

And those who can't pay their taxes, so do those who pay with their labor, so that no one slacks off. Perhaps before the beginning of spring next year, easy water can be diverted for irrigation.

"Yan'er, this method is good, since you have also discussed it with Ziheng. Wait for the emperor's will to come down. Do it now for my brother! ”

"Brother, it is still unknown when the emperor's will will arrive, I think it is better to start digging from the county first, and move outside the fortress first, which will not violate the holy will, but also speed up the process!"

"But if the emperor refuses to allow it, wouldn't it be a day job. And your own shops have just opened, how can you afford to feed so many people? ”

"It's up to my brother to help!" Situ Yan's face was calm. She also thought about these things that Situ Jin was worried about. The elder brother ordered that every 100 acres of land in the villages in the county dig wells to store winter snow. And each household opens up 100 acres of wasteland and plants alfalfa grass or horse feed beans, so that the villagers can rest assured that after these forages are planted, they will be purchased by my shop, and I promise to turn them into silver, and my brother can rest assured! Situ Yan plans to transport all the grain and grass collected to the military camp to relieve Duanmu Xuan's urgency.

"Yan'er, this is a matter of life and death for the people of a county, not a few taels of silver or a few copper plates, you can be completely sure!"

"Brother trusts me?"

"I believe in you for my brother!"

"That's good, please rest assured, brother, I never do things that I am not sure of, all the above decisions are my thoughts after careful consideration!"

"Well, then I'll arrange it right away!" Situ Jin was still a little worried in his heart, but he also knew that Xiaomei's temperament, if she was not completely sure, she would never be in danger. Instead of sitting in the city of sorrow, it is better to fight to the death, and maybe there is a glimmer of life.

At night that day, the family drank and ate in the county office, "Xiao Wu, I just heard my brother talk about it today, your idea is good, but after all, there is still a risk, let me do anything, don't come forward!" ”

"Third brother, I'm just talking about everything, it's my brother, Brother Xuan and Third Brother who do things, what else do you have to worry about!" Situ Yan said with a relaxed face, but these three men knew her very well, and the more Situ Yan looked relaxed on the surface, the more tricky this matter was. Therefore, the three of them were worried that Situ Yan would stand up by herself in a hurry.

"Yan'er, there is me and my third brother over there in Juntun, and there is Zhongxian in the county office, you just have to do your business and do what you like, don't take risks yourself!"

"How much I don't want you to rest assured, one or two are like this, okay, I know, I'll stay at home and sit and eat and wait for death, so you should rest assured!" Situ Yan pretended to be angry, but made the three of them shut up. Gongsun Yu and Chiyu, who were watching, covered their mouths and snickered.

The northwest wind, which had been blowing for two days in a row, suddenly turned into a south wind early this morning, Duanmu Xuan ordered people to pour oil and light the fire, and the fire took advantage of the wind to smoke and envelop the outside of the fortress in an instant.

After the Turks occupied Youzhou, they used Fanyang City as a border fortress and confronted Wu across Yishui. The fireworks took advantage of the wind to hit the Yishui River, and even alarmed the Turkic defenders in Fanyang City, "Tell Lord Aqimu quickly, the defenders of Beiping of Wu State set fire, and now the south of Yishui River is already a sea of fire, and my garrison will retreat to Hebei!" ”

"What, Wu is trying to raise troops against my Turks? Send a message to Master Parker! Burning wolf smoke warns! "This Aqimu is still young, and he has only been in power for a year, but when he encounters this incident, how can he not be shocked.

"Wait, Lord Aqimu, please listen to the old slave!" This man looked to be over half a hundred years old, and although he claimed to be a slave, he saluted this Lord Aqimu. It can be seen that this person is also a noble minion or a powerful person around the elders of his clan.

"Please!" Aqimu trusted this person very much, and waited for this person to give him advice.

"The general of Wu Guo's defense of the city is Duanmu Xuan, the prince of the Guogong Mansion, this person is good at using soldiers, and the iron-blooded guard in the palace is even more famous in Wu State. But today's move is very different from his actions, and the defenders of Wu State have not gathered, and they have not stockpiled grain and grass, it seems that they are not going to send troops to us at all, but the old slave has not seen through it for a while, what is his intention to do this? "This person knows everything about the affairs of Wu Guo, no wonder he will become a confidant.

"Yes, yes, I'm in a hurry, I'll order someone to investigate!" Aqimu sent his men to the other side of the river to investigate, and after Duanmu Xuan set the fire, he did not open the city gate to send troops, and did not strengthen the garrison, as if this was a heavenly fire, and it had nothing to do with him at all. The more he was like this, the more the Turkic side did not dare to be careless, but he didn't intend to start a war before he stationed troops, and the two sides didn't fight for a while.

"Lord Aqim, this is a request written by the old slave, you send it to Lord Parker, and then send it to the Khan through Lord Hakmu. Wu Jun's wanton provocation gave us an excuse, before Lord Aqimu was worried about the lack of food and grass this winter, just used this as an excuse to ask Wu Guo for some, this bad thing has become a good thing, Lord Aqimu's move can also be regarded as a meritorious service! ”

"Okay, I've been in office for a year, and although I haven't fought a war, I can still make contributions, and Adberg will be happy for me!" (Adeberg: a word combined for his father Atta and Commander Burke, equivalent to the general army of Wu State) This person is the son of the chief soldier, and it is no wonder that there is a minion equivalent to the staff of the guest secretary to follow him.

It's just that the two have already fallen into Situ Yan's trap, but it is not known.

Situ Jin sent the chief bookkeeper, recorder, and official of the government to the village to collect taxes, and by the way, the new decree was conveyed to the villages.

The villagers are happy as if they have passed the New Year, and serving in previous years was a chore, but now it has become a sweet spot, and everyone is rushing to enter the city to serve. Except for the young son who could not walk, and the elderly who had difficulty moving, all of them went to reclaim the wasteland, and were busy collecting some forage before the first snow fell in winter, so as to exchange some silver for the New Year.

Situ Jin did not expect that the new decree would be so popular with the people, even those big families. Dealing with the affairs of the county government every day, although he is busy, his body is better every day.

In addition to proposing this policy of benefiting the people, Situ Yan also levied business tax on merchants according to the size of the shop, and there was no invoice at this time, so it was levied on a household basis, although the number must not be large, and it did not cause dissatisfaction among the merchants, and the more collected were all used to add meals to the service personnel. Serving in other counties, two meals a day, is still a little thin mush, and it is rare to eat a dry meal. can serve in Beiping County, not only can you eat black flour cakes in the morning, but you even have an extra meal at noon. Of course, these can't use the county treasury silver, otherwise this suspicion of inviting merit will be able to rip off Situ Jin's official clothes.

After being busy for more than half a month, it was a fine day, and Situ Jin took the county officer's errand and changed into private clothes to inspect the progress of the ditch. Before anyone could get closer, they heard someone shouting, "The prefectural commander has arrived!" Situ Jin hurriedly dismounted and walked, and the guards shouted, and all the servants put down their tools and knelt on the ground. (To be continued.) )