Chapter 106: The Momentum of Tuntian

Pishi County is today's Hejin City, Yuncheng, Shanxi.

It is adjacent to the Yellow River and the Fen River, and there are business and travel exchanges between the Hetao and the central and northern regions of Shanxi, and the agriculture, handicraft industry and commerce are relatively developed. However, due to land annexation, environmental damage, deterioration of border affairs, and years of rebellion by the White Polish Army, everything is currently in ruins.

Geng Township, southeast of the county, south of Fenshui, and close to Fenyin, is the most suitable for arranging a large area of tuntian, where the land is open and level, which is convenient for irrigation.

Gengxiang was originally the Geng State in the Shang and Zhou dynasties, and was later destroyed by the Jin State, and there are still cities in the pre-Qin period that remain as the center of the township.

Judging from the situation of a single county, Pishi can develop agriculture and commerce along both sides of the Fenshui River, and there are also a large number of iron ore and stone pinching in the mountainous areas to the north.

In the long run, this place faces Xiayang Port across the river, and Fenyin County and Xiayang County are just across the river 60 miles to the south.

He planned to use Xia Yang and Pi's shipping and military politics as an opportunity to integrate into a whole.

It happens that this section of the river between the two counties is more famous, and it is called Longmen or Yumen. The rushing waters of the Yellow River, which thundered in the valleys, suddenly became extremely wide and calm when they entered the plains.

Legend has it that from Hukou to Longmen, it is the place where Dayu and his father control the water.

The river here is narrow, the mountains on both sides are high and the rocks are thick, and the water flow is turbulent. There is no way to cure it by blocking. Later, Dayu is likely to widen and dredge the river in the place of Longmen, so Longmen is also called Yumen.

During this period, the Yellow River was still relatively abundant, with a distance of about four miles between the two banks, and all kinds of large and small ships came and went calmly to transport goods and travelers.

In the future, after it becomes bigger, Fenyin County, which is not far to the south, and Xiayang County on the other side can be integrated into the overall development.

Of course, the premise of development is to protect the Loess Plateau from more drastic ecological damage, agriculture, logging, and population should be moderate, and the focus should be on the development of handicrafts and trade, so that it will become more and more prosperous.

At present, due to the long-term indulgence of land annexation and the great damage caused by the Baibo army, most of the remaining nearly 1,000 families fled to the Haoqiang Dock Fort to become tenants, except for a few who lived in the city.

These heroes also fell with the wind, and when Dong Zhuojun, Li Dao and others came, they supported Li Dao.

Later, the Bai Bo army became the nominal official army, and after occupying most of Hedong, they supported Li Le, Han Xian, Hu Cai and others. As soon as Dong Bai crossed the river this time, they immediately turned against each other and became allies.

Since they welcomed and cooperated, he also collected taxes and grains, carried out trade, and supported each other in wartime, just as he did in Xiayang and other three counties.

In terms of resettlement, last time, a total of more than 40,000 soldiers of the Baibo Army were gathered, and in addition to those who had been screened and dealt with, only 4,500 of them were suitable for combat, and more than 300 of the most elite people were added to the third guard of the Dreadnought Army.

The rest were split in half, half were sent to Haoyang and Yaxian with their families, and the other half were resettled in the four counties of Pishi, Pingyang, Yangxian, Beiqu, and Fenyin on the Hedong side.

The rest of the more than 100,000 Bai Bo soldiers, their families, and the coerced people, half of whom were resettled in the tuntian, mainly engaged in wheat cultivation and animal husbandry, and the rations continued to be distributed as before.

The rest of the people who have families to return to their homes will be given some rations to let them go home as soon as possible, and of course they are also very welcome if they are willing to join Tuntian.

In this way, Tongyuan has a total of seven counties in the jurisdiction of Haoyang, Yaxian, Pishi, Beiqu, Pingyang, Yangxian and Fenyin, with a total of more than 20,000 Tuntian troops, 80,000 families of the fearless and Bingzhou army, and a total of 120,000 people in Mintun.

In addition, with the fully replenished Dreadnought Third Guard, a total of 5,600 men, a total of more than 220,000 men, to be distributed.

In this operation, a total of 900,000 stone was obtained from the military rations of the Baibo Army and the harvest of various counties, plus a total of more than 3 million stone of grain accumulated and collected by Xia Yang before, which just met the distribution requirements of Tong Yuan's department for a little more than a year.

Pei Ji was very surprised when he saw his distribution criteria. At this time, other people's troops didn't even eat half of Tong Yuan, and even the children of the Shi clan and Haoqiang had only roughly reached the level he was assigned.

He proposed that it could be distributed less, just enough to eat, it was better to follow the dreadnought army one and a half stone a month, the Tuntian army one stone a month, and the families of the army could participate in labor, according to men, women, and children, ranging from 100 to 200 catties a month, so that the soldiers and people at this time could eat much, and they could also reserve a lot of grain.

Tong Yuan said: "Other people's troops are other people's business, and my soldiers and horses must eat well and practice more." As long as the reserves are sufficient and the planting can keep up, it is still two stones for the dreadnought army, one and a half stones for the Tuntian army, and the family members and tuntian households are not divided between the military and the people, and all the people who participate in the labor range from 100 catties to 200 catties according to the situation, and the children and the elderly are distributed according to the situation. ”

Pei Hui was awe-inspiring in his heart, if he really arranged his own soldiers and civilians like this, he could be regarded as a hero, after all, the current situation would be grateful to Dade if he didn't starve to death, and he would definitely attract some of his own strong tenants.

Thinking of this, his mouth was dry, and he asked with a slight hesitation: "If there are displaced people or those who have fled from other lands, what should be arranged?"

Tong Yuan also roughly guessed what the children of the Tashi clan were worried about, and said without any doubt:

"If you really have the ability, you will also be accepted into the corresponding military tun and min tun, but except for those who have helped in the previous three auxiliaries, the food of others needs to be determined. What's more, even my Mintun is not permanently tax-free, and if there is no military merit or special achievements, it will only be until next year. ”

Pei Hui's heart is very safe, but he will soon find that he does not know how many farmers, craftsmen, and county soldiers will be envious of becoming a member of the Bingzhou army because they can eat well and have an upward channel.

Of course, places such as Xiayang, Linfen, Jiangyi, Xie County, and Yishi were still mainly restoring the small-scale peasant economy, and during the war, according to the usual situation in various parts of the Han Dynasty, men were organized by county commanders, county magistrates, county lieutenants, and other officials to serve in the military and participate in the war.

However, due to personnel, equipment, organization, training and other reasons, it is estimated that it can only be used as an auxiliary force for the state army.

As for places such as Anyi, Xiangling, Wenxi, etc., the Dashi clan in Hedong occupy a large amount of land, and there are also landlords in the countryside and mountainous areas of various places. These places also remained as they were, paying taxes and sending troops to help in wartime.

In this way, there are three types of economy in the area under the jurisdiction of Tong Yuan, including tuntian, small farmers, and large clans, each with its own advantages and disadvantages.

Fortunately, his subordinates are quite capable and honest because of their generous treatment and prestige, and there has been no bad one-size-fits-all and corruption.