Chapter 042: Reclamation

A large bowl of hot tea went down to the stomach, and beads of sweat fell from his forehead to the inch thick dust on the ground, and were instantly annihilated by the dust.

Wang Lun, who was standing in the tea shed under a few big trees on the side of the official road, put down the tea bowl and wiped the sweat on his face with his sleeve, but the irritability in his heart was mostly gone.

Looking up, there is an endless valley wave, undulating with the wind, magnificent, countless soldiers and farmers in the field watching, groups of threes and fives, talking one after another. Now, the harvest season is approaching, and everyone's hearts are full of anticipation and joy.

Wang Lunfa Hedong Loyal and Righteous Army New Army and their families of more than 30,000 people, Helongde Mansion, Zezhou and other places more than 100,000 people, opened the Tuntian, played as the deputy envoy of Hedong Yingtian, Yingtian Tuntian hundreds of thousands of acres, including more than 300,000 mu of Juntun, now, finally whether Jitai comes, it is about to have a return.

Around the camp in Licheng, the barren artemisia in the past is everywhere, and now it is a large area of crops, and the sergeants on the official road patrol back and forth, and the key places are set up checkpoints to prevent the Jin people from attacking and making waves.

Dong Ping sat in front of Longde Mansion, tens of thousands of troops, and practiced skillfully day and night, so that the Jin soldiers with Han'er as the main force could only retreat to the north of Longde Mansion and did not dare to invade the south recklessly.

"Shopkeeper, collect the money."

After drinking almost, seeing that the heat had gone down a little more, Wang Lun put down the coin, got up and was about to leave, while it was still early, he still wanted to see more crops in a few planting places.

"Deputy Envoy Wang, do you want to rest any longer, this day is very hot, don't hurt your body. Do you know that the people of Hedong can't do without you! ”

The owner of the tea stall took the money, he looked at the scorching sun outside, and couldn't help but persuade him, for fear that the hot weather would make the people's parents have a good job.

Since the spring ploughing in Hedong, the deputy envoy under Wang Xianggong organized sergeants, recruited displaced people, distributed seeds and farming tools, opened up wasteland and tun fields, worked diligently, and was busy before and after, running in the southeast of the river, seeing that the barren fields became fertile fields, wild grasses became crops, and the ground was calm, and the people were all rejoicing, and they were grateful to this "Wang Erxianggong" in their hearts.

"Second Brother Liu, it's not early, I have to go and see the land in Dongshan. If the harvest is not good, the villagers may not be able to eat, and the prince will also be punished. ”

Wang Lun stepped on the horse, beat the horse and left, the people around him were all respectful in their eyes, these days, such a good official who is dedicated to the people and has a clean breeze on his sleeves is really too rare.

Wang Lun struck his horse forward, his eyes swept over the boundless fertile fields on both sides, and his heart fluctuated.

At the beginning of his tenure, all the land was re-measured, divided into districts, and all the land was placed under the administration of the government, even those that were owner-owned. Whether it is the army or the people, the seeds, farming tools, and cattle needed to reclaim the land are all provided by the government, and the army is naturally all owned by the Hedong Loyal and Righteous Army, and the people plant half of the harvest of the people and the government, and the people only need to contribute labor, but they eat and drink and pay for themselves.

As for those displaced people or military family members who are recruited to farm and do not want to, they can choose freely, either farming and operating their own land, or taking a salary and becoming "industrial workers" hired by the government, without worrying about food and drink.

This is the planting model under the great nationalism, similar to the production and construction corps of later generations, and in this special period, it is also an effective planting model.

At all times, people have to live.

"When the place is quiet, the land can be distributed to the people, and they can be planted freely, so that everyone can eat and eat."

Wang Song's words before were still echoing in his ears, and Wang Lun couldn't help but take a deep breath, now that the crops are harvested and the loyal army has enough food and grass, they can make a big northern expedition and recover the lost land. When the time comes, the courage on his shoulders will be even greater.

Not far ahead, a manor house covering an area of several acres is impressive, with towering cement walls, heavy iron fence gates, and under the pavilions on both sides of the door, standing straight soldiers with guns and solemn expressions. On the left and right sides of the gate, "The First Division of the Agricultural Reclamation Division of the Hedong Loyal and Righteous Army" and "The General Administration of the Agricultural Reclamation Division of the Hedong Loyal and Righteous Army", more than a dozen red characters are clearly visible.

As the name suggests, this is an out-and-out military camp where it is located.

The towering, garrisoned walls tell people that it's wartime, and the iron gate means that no matter who attacks, the farmers inside are not afraid.

Guarded by the wall and with sharp firearms, it is no wonder that although most of the people in this agricultural reclamation division are recruits, they have no fear.

Seeing Wang Lun and his party coming, the two sentries couldn't help but puff up their chests, and then the small iron door opened, and An Dafu, the director of the First Division of the Agricultural Reclamation Division, welcomed Wang Lun in with a smile.

"Prince, you came at the right time, Xianggong just came from Hebei and is in the room."

Wang Lun couldn't help but be stunned, and then nodded lightly. An Dafu was personally on duty here, and the warriors at the gate and patrolling along the way were like facing a great enemy, and sure enough, Wang Song arrived in Hedong.

Unexpectedly, Wang Song's first stop was to the Agricultural Reclamation Division, so it seems that Wang Song went to Hedong at this time, I am afraid that he would arrange the autumn harvest and mobilize to the north.

"Brother An, it's hot this day, are your injuries okay?"

Wang Lun looked at An Dafu walking with a limp, and asked with concern.

"Prince, thank you for your greetings, the villain's injury is not in the way, but it is inconvenient to walk. Seeing that the brothers were busy, but the villain couldn't help, it was really uncomfortable. ”

Wang Lun's sentence of "Brother An" flattered An Dafu, this Wang Lun was once the door of the fourth world and the three princes, and he called himself like this, but he gave himself enough face. He was wounded in battle while defending the city in Lund Mansion and had to take a back seat, but because he was measured, cautious and thoughtful, and a middle-ranking officer in the army, he was given the position of director of the Department of Agricultural Reclamation.

"Brother An, don't be presumptuous and look down on yourself. We have planted the grain, and the brothers will have the strength to go into battle to kill the enemy. ”

Wang Lun hurriedly persuaded, for fear that this fierce general on the battlefield would give up on himself. These people are all straight-tempered, and if they don't deal with them, they don't know how much trouble they have.

"Prince, I heard from many brothers that after the autumn harvest, the team will go north to regain the lost territory. I can't follow Wang Xianggong, I can't kill these dog-like thieves, the villain feels uncomfortable when he thinks about it......"

An Dafu's voice was a little hurried, Wang Lun couldn't help but look at him a few more times, it seems that these disabled men are still strong in blood and high morale.

"Brother An, when you go to the battlefield, you don't have to think about it. If you want to kill more thieves, you can arrange the following farming, provide more food and grass for our loyal army, feed more people, and more people join the army, don't you think that's right?"

Wang Lun entered the newly built two-story wooden building of the Agricultural Reclamation Division, and saw that the corridor was heavily guarded, and the tigers and wolves were three steps and one post, and five steps and one sentry, and he couldn't help but be secretly excited in his heart.

"Xianggong, the Agricultural Reclamation Division has reclaimed a total of 320,000 mu, and the first division has reclaimed more than 73,000 mu, adding up, when it comes to the autumn harvest, how can there be more than 200,000 stone of grain, plus the camp, 300,000 stone of grain is more than enough, enough for the army to go on the Northern Expedition in winter."

Zhang Heng and Deng Shixiong introduced with relish, and Wang Song also nodded frequently, and the depression brought by Hebei dispelled a lot.

Only when he arrived in Hedong did he feel that he was back at home, everything was at ease, and things were under control.

Could it be that it is really a blank sheet of paper that is easy to paint, and those hard-to-break bottles and cans in Hebei have become a burden to show their ambitions?

"The two brothers, the local officials, are there any constraints?"

Ma Kuo looked at Wang Song's face and asked.

When he arrived in Hedong, he found that everything Wang Song had mastered was too terrifying, tens of thousands of elite divisions were in his hands, the firearms were sharp, and his subordinates were all ghostly.

It's just that whether it is the throne of power or the people of the country, which is more important is at ease in the hearts of the people.

"Xianggong, the local officials, just hide in the city every day, fight thieves, pacify the people, and fight against the Jin people, these are all done by brothers, and in general, the well water does not interfere with the river water, and this is what it looks like."

Dong Ping said, looking quite disdainful.

It is also said that the local officials sent by the imperial court have arrived in Hedong, and the spring plowing has ended, and they fight bandits and maintain the local area on weekdays, and the government does not have this ability. When the people were in trouble, they basically went to the officials of the Agricultural Reclamation Department headed by Ma Kuo, instead of the local government, which also made the Hedong Loyal and Righteous Army accustomed to it and regarded themselves as the masters of Hedong.

The imperial court did not send a large official to Hedong, which was also forced by the anti-Jin situation in Hedong. Compared with Hebei, Hedong has basically fallen, and the place is barren, and the loyal and righteous army is surrounded by strong enemies, even if the imperial court comes to the envoys, no one dares to restrain them in person, so as not to miss the great cause of Hedong's resistance to gold.

"Xianggong, Hedong is handed over to Yue Fei, I'm afraid it is not a person, although Dong Xian is brave in battle, but he is not a thoughtful person, Niu Tong, Zhang Sheng, Dong Qiang and others are the same."

Dong Ping saw Wang Song's brows furrowed, looked at Ma Kuo, and guessed a few points in his heart.

"Xianggong takes care of his affection, but he doesn't know people's hearts, and my brothers have already heard about Hebei's affairs, and if they can't do it, they will go against him, see who dares to restrain him!"

As soon as Dong Ping's voice fell, Ma Kuo had already changed color, he quickly came to the door, looked outside, and then closed the door.

"Brother Dong Ping, don't talk wildly, be careful that the wall has ears!"

"I'm afraid of a bird, what if I know it, I can just turn him back......"

"Dong Ping, don't be presumptuous!"

Wang Song changed color and said: "The official family is kind to our brothers, and has never failed you and me, the husband has clear grievances, how can this official do such an unfaithful and unrighteous thing." Don't mention that again!"

Dong Ping was about to speak, but Zhang Heng and Deng Shixiong stepped forward and pulled him aside.

"Dong Ping, you go back to Longde Mansion first, arrange the autumn harvest, the army will go north, and the restoration of Taiyuan is imminent, don't slack off, do you understand?"

Wang Song said with a straight face, although Dong Ping felt awkward, he didn't dare to say much, so he hurriedly said goodbye.

The sound of "bell" came, and Wang Song couldn't help but be stunned.

"Xianggong, this is the evening cultural class study time for the soldiers, this is the military regulations you have stipulated, and no one will accept it."

Seeing Wang Song's bewildered look, Wang Lun, who had just entered the door, smiled slightly.