Chapter 287: The family is in distress
Li Huaiguang's refusal was expected by Guo Song, but Guo Song didn't expect it to be because Li Huaiguang was afraid of offending Chang Gon, he thought that Li Huaiguang wanted to monopolize the credit and didn't want to get involved in the credit himself.
Since Li Huaiguang wanted to go it alone, Guo Song was not reluctant, and he focused on the internal governance of Fengzhou.
This time Xue Yantuo's attack on Fengzhou brought a lot of baggage, including 20,000 horses alone, as well as thousands of carts of various kinds, as well as a large number of tents, mutton, milk wine, forage and medicinal materials and other items, as well as a large number of military materials such as armor, all of which Xue Yantuo did not have time to take away.
When cleaning up the loot, Tang Jun also accidentally found ten boxes of gold items that had not yet been opened, which was Xue Mantou's personal belongings, he loved gold, and all his personal belongings were made of gold, these gold items included bottles, plates, bowls, basins, pots, etc., which were inlaid with a large number of precious stones, weighing more than 500 catties, and were worth nearly 100,000 yuan.
Guo Song led the civil and military officials to inspect the mountains of booty, and he said to Xue Changshou: "The horses are distributed to the people of Fengzhou, one horse per household, let them take care of themselves, and the remaining horses and carts are left for the army, and the other materials are divided between the government and the army, and the mutton and milk wine are left for the army." ”
Xie Changzhi, the county commander next to him, couldn't help but say: "It's too much for the army!" According to the lowly inspection, there are nearly 400,000 sheep and mutton, and there are 150,000 bags of milk wine, and a little should be given to the people. ”
Guo Song smiled, turned around and asked Li Jidao, "How big is the army's ice storage?" Can they be fully accommodated? ”
Li Ji scratched his head and said, "Mutton that can hold up to 150,000 sheep." ”
Guo Song immediately said: "While there are still large pieces of ice floe on the river, hurry up and fish it back to expand the ice storehouse, give the army 300,000 sheep, 100,000 bags of milk wine, and hand over the rest to the Fengzhou government." ”
Li Ji hurriedly agreed, and he immediately arranged for the army to dig cellars, scoop up ice cubes, and build two new ice cellars for storing mutton and milk wine.
Guo Song said to Xue Changshou again: "Give you 100,000 sheep and 50,000 bags of milk wine, you can distribute them yourself, but I suggest that some of them be left in the freezer of the government, there should be a large number of military immigrants this year, and they will be able to use it then." ”
After a pause, Guo Song said again: "As for the ten boxes of gold, I plan to send them to Chang'an, all of them will be exchanged for money, I estimate that the families of the fallen soldiers may not want the two hectares of land in Fengzhou, although the land in Fengzhou is not valuable, but the two hectares of land can be converted into forty guan money, just give them a choice, if they don't want the land, they will give forty guan pension, if there are still tens of thousands of dollars left, I propose to use it to run schools and build ferries, what do you think?" ”
Everyone was convinced, bowed down together and said, "It's better to make you think it through!" ”
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The Fengzhou Prefecture immediately distributed the spoils, including Yulin County and Feng'an County, and the people of Fengzhou were given a horse and a slaughtered mutton to each household, as well as a bag of ten catties of milk wine.
For a time, the people of the city were very happy, as if it was the New Year, and every family led their horses, carried mutton and milk wine home, and laughed and laughed.
That night, Toyosu also held a grand feast, lighting hundreds of bonfires, and the soldiers munched on fragrant roast mutton, drank heartily, and rested drunk.
It took ten days to clean up all kinds of war loot, and Guo Song sent Liang Wu to lead a hundred soldiers to transport ten boxes of gold into Beijing, and handed them over to the Treasure Pavilion in Dongshi, which purchased them and escorted them back to Fengzhou in exchange for silver.
At the same time, the detailed battle report of the defense of Fengzhou was handed over to the military department, and before that, Guo Song had sent people to the capital on fast horses to report the news.
As for whether the Shuo Fang army should distribute a part of the loot, Guo Song did not consider it, since the Shuo Fang army was going to sweep Xue Yantuo's army, presumably they would get more loot, so there was no need to distribute it to them.
After the war ended, the division of land in Toyosu continued, and the people who had been allocated land were in full swing to dig ditches and prepare for spring ploughing.
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Chang'an Treasure Pavilion, Dong Daolei is in the warehouse to inspect the just imported gems, gems are shipped from Samarkand, Samarkand sapphires and Bukhara rubies are equally famous, has always been favored by the Tang Dynasty aristocracy.
The gems are all of the best quality, and the smaller gems can be set in gold, and the larger gems are cut and sold separately.
Zhang Lei shook his head while holding a ruby, "These gems used to be fairy jewelry, but now it seems that they are just a pile of colored pebbles in the river." ”
The big shopkeeper next to him said tremblingly: "Owner, this is a batch of better materials in recent years, all of which are high-quality goods." ”
"I know these are the best goods, don't get me wrong, I'm just a little far from my own."
Zhang Lei triumphantly pulled out a ruby pendant from his neck and showed it to the big shopkeeper, "Look at my ruby, and compare it with the goods you purchased, does it feel completely different?" ”
The big shopkeeper had no temper, Zhang Lei's gem had been shown off to him more than once, he sighed and said: "Proprietor, your gem is rare in the world, I heard that the prince also has one, it really can't be compared." ”
At this time, a guy hurriedly walked over and whispered a few words to the big shopkeeper, the big shopkeeper was stunned, he stepped forward and said to Zhang Lei: "Proprietor, there are people on the counter outside to sell gemstones, and the quality of your gemstone is the same, but sapphires, do proprietors want to go and see?" ”
Zhang Lei's eyes widened, how could it be, Guo Song's gems were only given to himself and the prince, how could there be outside, he hurriedly got up and said, "Go!" Look at it. ”
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In the lobby of the Treasure Pavilion, Xue Tao paced back and forth anxiously, and the embarrassment of her family finally forced her to come and sell the gems.
Since the beginning of this month, the rent of their house has risen from five yuan a month to seven yuan at once, and the landlord refuses to pay the rent every month, but requires them to pay it once a year, otherwise they can only ask them to move out.
But the house leaked and encountered overnight rain, her little uncle was getting married, and he was in urgent need of money, and his grandfather wrote to them to support a little money, saying that he was supporting a little money, but in fact he wanted them to pay back the money, and his mother asked his grandfather to borrow more than 100 yuan, and now his grandfather was in a hurry to use the money, so he could only ask his mother for money.
But their county can't even take out five coin money now, and even his father, who has always been arrogant, has to bow his head and ask his colleagues to borrow money, Xue Tao knows his father's temper very well, and asks him to ask his colleagues to borrow money, which is more uncomfortable than killing him.
The family was embarrassed to this extent, Xue Tao could only give up a little bit of his dignity and take this gem to the jewelry store for money, she was also afraid that the small jewelry store would be pitted, so she came to the most famous treasure pavilion in the East City, which has a good reputation here, and should not pit herself.
The gem was still in her hand, and the guy next to her said with a smile: "Girl, wait a while, my big shopkeeper will come soon, he is well-informed, and can give the girl a good price." ”
Xue Tao nodded, "I'm not in a hurry!" ”
She forced herself to sit down patiently and picked up the hot tea, at this time, several people came out of it, among them was a black and tall fat man, Xue Tao was secretly surprised, she quickly stood up, took two steps back, and stood with her little maid.
The big shopkeeper saw the embarrassment of the little lady opposite, and hurriedly said softly: "I am the shopkeeper Xie of the Treasure Pavilion, I heard that the girl has a very good gem, otherwise let me appreciate it?" ”
Xue Tao calmed down, she nodded, put the gem on the tray on the table, the big shopkeeper sat down, picked up the apricot-sized sapphire and looked at it for a moment, his eyes showed surprise, he handed the gem to Zhang Lei, "Owner, please see!" ”
Zhang Lei couldn't help but glance at Xue Tao again, he really had never seen such a beautiful little lady.
Zhang Lei glanced at the gem, and he immediately knew that this was Guo Song's gem, which was exactly the same as the one Guo Song gave to his daughter, and even the quality was a little better, and the blue was a little more intense.
Zhang Lei suddenly remembered something, and asked with a smile: "Did the little lady get a silver fox shawl last month?" ”
Xue Tao was stunned, how could this black fat man know? She hesitated and nodded slightly.
Zhang Lei immediately understood, this little lady was what the senior brother told him, the girl that the fifth child liked, actually gave her the gem, it was rare that the fifth child was moved by a young woman, this girl is very good, it is very likely that she will become his brother-in-law.
He waved his hand and said, "You stand down first." ”
The big shopkeeper and a few guys all retreated, Xue Tao looked at him a little vigilantly, what does this black fat man want to do?