Gu Tianya needed to go through five transfers to approach Chang'an like a boat down the river.

No one can say anything about history, even if the same event is repeated again, I am afraid that the process of evolution will not be exactly the same.

Even if it's the same time.

Even if the personnel have not changed.

But there are always some major nodes, no matter what, they can't be avoided, as if there is a kind of rule that cannot be broken in the dark, the small trend of history can change but the general trend cannot be changed, and what should happen will still happen after all.

Let's start with the first transfer.

……

That evening, sunset.

Hebei Province, Bozhou Boping County. (Note: now Liaocheng, Shandong)

Gu Tianya took ten soldiers and finally stepped into the new place where he was about to perform his duties.

At this time, I saw a soldier reach into his arms, and quickly took out a booklet from his arms, this soldier unfolded the booklet, stumbled and began to read, and said: "Bo... Bozhou, and Danzhou is the same level, down... There are three counties under its jurisdiction, among them, Boping County is the seat of state governance, and once belonged to the upper county of 100,000 stones. ”

"Alright, don't stumble!"

Gu Tianya smiled, waved his hand at him, and said with a little regret: "Although you have been studying in night school for half a year, at most you can barely know the words, and if you want to recite the county chronicles, you don't have the ability to ...... for the time being."

The soldier smirked, but he still held the booklet in his hand, as if he wanted to do some duty, not for performance.

Gu Tianya sighed, looked at him and asked, "This is Zhaoning's order, right?" She wants you to be a staff member? ”

The soldier hurriedly straightened his chest and said righteously: "The princess said, the staff is a capable person, the princess let us become the staff, so that we can help you do more." ”

Gu Tianya couldn't cry or laugh, couldn't help but wave his hand at him again, and said with a smile: "People come to the world for a trip, everyone has their own things to do, you are strong and brave warriors, what you are good at is charging into battle, why do you have to put the cart before the horse?" In fact, being a staff member may not be able to help. ”

The soldier smiled innocently and subconsciously touched his head.

At this time, several other soldiers approached, each blinking his eyes and stretching his neck, and cautiously asked Gu Tianya: "If we can't become staff, then how can we help you?" We are all specially selected by the princess, and each of us is the smartest person in the army......"

Gu Tianya laughed, pointed at them and said, "The smartest word, even I don't dare to use it, you have a total of ten soldiers, are they all the smartest?" This is a language disease, think about it yourself. ”

It's a pity that the ten soldiers looked at each other, and they couldn't figure out what they were doing wrong.

Gu Tianya sighed and said, "Forget it, it's not difficult for you." Although our women's army is strong, but Zhao Ning has never thought of seeking supreme power, it is because of her mind that she never wants to get involved in internal affairs, she just leads the troops to sit in the north, and refuses to recruit internal affairs staff. ”

The soldier plucked up his courage and suddenly whispered: "The princess is a woman, and she is very kind-hearted, and the princess is reluctant to get involved in internal affairs because she does not want to fight with her brother." ”

Gu Tianya was suddenly a little surprised, and couldn't help but look at this soldier, and after a long time, he said with a little surprise: "It turns out that you are really a smart person, no wonder you can be selected by Zhaoning." ”

The soldier smiled honestly again, and grinned: "The ten of us are the smartest in the women's army. ”

Gu Tianya rolled his eyes and said, "I understand, I'm afraid this is something that someone taught you to recite in advance, otherwise with your almond brain, it is impossible to understand Zhaoning's mind." Uh-huh, let me guess, is it taught by Ma Sanbao? No, no, Ma Sanbao is not so shrewd. Is it from Xiao Jiujiao? It's not right, Xiaorou is just gentle and gentle......"

Suddenly, he laughed again, and said leisurely: "I thought about it, it's Xiaoqing, right?" This kind of method of ignoring the head and forcibly making you recite the rhetoric seems to be the only way that Xiaoqing's character can do such a strange thing. ”

Several soldiers bowed their heads and twisted: "General Qing has given a strict order, we must be made smart." If we become staff, we can help you do great things. ”

"!"

Gu Tianya was amused, and pointed to a few fools and said: "You can indeed help me, but you are not a staff member, there is only one thing you can help me, and that is to carry a knife and cut off one head after another." ”

The ten soldiers were stunned for a moment, and then everyone opened their mouths and said with a smile: "Are you carrying a knife to cut people?" We don't have to learn this kind of thing. I'm very good at it, I'm very good at it. ”

Gu Tianya laughed.

At this time, the soldier with the booklet in his hand stepped forward, looked at Gu Tianya with the booklet in his eyes, and asked, "First... Sir, what is Shangxian? ”

As he spoke, he turned the pages of the booklet to Gu Tianya, and asked again: "It says that there are three counties in Bozhou, of which Boping is the seat of state governance, and it used to be among the 100,000 counties. ”

The other nine soldiers probed their brains together, their faces full of strong desire for knowledge, and asked cautiously, "Why does 100,000 stones belong to Shangxian?" ”

Obviously, they are really loyal, and they have no intention of giving up on becoming a staff member.

They were instructed by Zhao Ning, and they were coaxed by Xiaoqing again, and there was only one thing in the minds of the ten people, that is, to become Gu Tianya's staff as soon as possible.

To be a staff member, you have to be smart.

And to learn, to keep learning all kinds of knowledge.

These ten soldiers were unwilling to give up any opportunity to learn.

Gu Tianya was suddenly very moved.

He suddenly noticed that these ten soldiers were very cute.

Seeing that the ten soldiers looked eager, Gu Tianya unconsciously became solemn, he slowly exhaled a breath and explained it carefully to a few people.

"100,000 stone is the upper county, which is actually according to the population regulations......"

Gu Tianya likes to teach, and the ten soldiers are all good students, so everyone started a special teaching course on the official road.

But listen to Gu Tianya: "After the founding of the Tang Dynasty, a census was conducted, and according to the number of households, the county level was revised, more than 6,000 households were in Shang County, 2,000 households were in Zhong County, and 1,000 households were counted as Xia County...... But you have to pay attention to one thing, this 'household' refers to the official household. ”

The ten soldiers hurriedly memorized it with their hearts, and only after a long time did they whisper puzzled, "What is the household of the official command?" ”

Gu Tianya pondered for a moment, then spoke again, and said: "The household is a tax unit, so any dynasty wants to have enough households, and the people are generally reluctant to divide the households, and the big families even share a household with hundreds or thousands of people. In this case, the two sides will inevitably be at a stalemate, and since ancient times, China has a 'fine' tradition, and when encountering a stalemate, they like to take a step back. Therefore, there is a saying that the official household is ......"

He said and glanced at the soldiers, and then said: "Official households, families of five, 6,000 households in Datang are Shangxian, with a population of more than 30,000 people, if it is calculated according to 300 catties of grain a year for one person, 30,000 people need 9 million catties of grain, uh, this number unit is too big, it is temporarily difficult to accept with your current knowledge, then I will put it another way, 9 million catties of grain is 90,000 stones, now I understand, a county must consume at least 90,000 stones of grain a year." ”

The ten soldiers were clearly trying to understand, and it took a long time for them to comprehend.

But there were more things they didn't understand, and they couldn't help but ask again: "Since 90,000 stone of grain is enough, why should Shangxian be set at 100,000 stones." ”

Gu Tianya suddenly sighed, seemed to be in a bad mood, and said softly: "Do you think that it is enough for one person to eat only 300 hundred catties of grain a year?" ”

The ten soldiers blinked, apparently thinking about the conversion.

Gu Tianya was a little helpless, and said again: "Let me say it differently, lest you can't figure it out, one person, one day, only one pound of food ......"

The ten soldiers finally understood, and immediately sighed with Gu Tianya.

How can a pound of food fill your stomach?

The people do manual work, the labor is heavy and tiring, not to mention a pound of food, three pounds can swallow the stomach, this also refers to women, not men who pretend to be laborers.

So a pound of food is just the bottom line for people not to starve.

Gu Tianya slowly spoke, and said in a deep tone: "There are 6,000 households in Shangxian County, and 90,000 stone of grain is the bottom line, but the court also knows that this bottom line is too low, so on this basis, a little more 10,000 stone is added, 10,000 stone sounds like a lot, but unfortunately this number has to be apportioned to 30,000 people, how much does it increase per person?" It's just 33 catties of grain a year. If it is accurate to the sky, it is only 7 yuan more, and even the weight of one or two is not enough, and a dozen grains of wheat are already more than 7 yuan. ”

Ten soldiers stood on the spot.

Eat more than a dozen grains of wheat a day? How does this help the hungry people? However, this is the greatest consideration of the court, because a dozen grains of wheat per person have already given Shangxian an extra 10,000 stones.

The extra 10,000 stone belongs to the bottom line to ensure the survival of the people, and the 100,000 stone in an upper county has been written into the iron law of basic grain that cannot be taxed, and according to this iron law, it must be made up in case of famine......

What does that mean?

That is, in times of famine, the same amount of food for disaster relief should be replenished.

Not only could the court not collect tax grain, but also had to give 100,000 yuan according to the specifications of Shangxian County, which originally only needed 90,000, but the court set an extra 10,000.

The 10,000 stones were distributed to the people, and no one could only produce a dozen more grains of wheat, but for the court, 10,000 stones was a lot of pressure.

Just because he didn't want to starve to death, the court was doing his best.

A dozen grains of wheat are their greatest ability.

If there were more, it would crush the court.

A soldier was stunned for a long time, and suddenly muttered: "Listening to what Mr. said, it turns out that it is difficult for the court." ”

Gu Tianya nodded and said, "Being able to go from 90,000 stones to 100,000 stones is already a rare benevolent government in ancient times, so the Tang royal family is not bad, at least it is not a person with a hard heart." ”

The ten soldiers nodded hurriedly and said in unison: "You are also a royal family, and your heart is the softest." ”

Gu Tianya waved his hand and said with a smile: "I'm not a royal family, because I'm not a concubine, Zhaoning and I are marrying a woman with a man, not a concubine." ”

The ten soldiers scratched their ears and cheeks, and suddenly came up with a word of inspiration, saying, "You are a national relative." ”

This time, Gu Tianya laughed, nodded and said, "Sort of." ”

……

At this time, the soldier flipped through the booklet again, and suddenly looked at Gu Tianya again, and said: "The county book says that Boping is no longer a county, because of the war at the end of the Sui Dynasty, which led to a decrease in population, and now... Now it can only be regarded as a middle county, and as you just said, there are only 2,000 households in middle county. ”

Gu Tianya's face instantly became sad, and he muttered: "6,000 households, 2,000 households, 30,000 people, only 10,000 people remain, this is still Boping, which is the seat of state governance, and the situation in the other two counties is probably even more miserable." ”

The soldier held up the booklet, approached him and said: "The Wuyang County we are going to, the booklet says that there are only 970 households, that is to say, now it is not even a ...... county" (Note: Wuyang County is probably located in the current Liaocheng Xin County, Shandong Province)

Gu Tianya took the booklet and flipped through it for a long time, and said bitterly: "There are only 970 households, and there are only 22 villages left, there was a great chaos at the end of the Sui Dynasty, how miserable the people were, Dad, Dad, you and Yang Guang are guilty......"

He suddenly put the booklet away, then looked up at the sky, and said in a deep voice: "There are still thirty miles away, and the fast horse only takes half an hour, you brothers work hard, let's go directly to Wuyang County, okay?" ”

The soldiers agreed in unison, each lightly lifting the reins.

Gu Tianya groaned slightly, and then said: "The territory of Wuyang County is very small, so there are only two post stations, and the post station we will be stationed in is south, a little distance from the county seat, so I won't visit the county government today." ”

Ten soldiers hurriedly spoke, and said: "Even if the distance is very close, you don't need to visit, you are the seventh grade, and the county order of the lower county is only from the eighth grade, he has to visit you, which is the way of etiquette." ”

Gu Tianya sighed and said, "I just hope he can follow the rules." ”

As he spoke, he raised his whip abruptly, struck lightly at his mount, neighed his horse under his crotch, and sprinted up in the night.

Ten soldiers hurriedly followed.

……

In this era, it was rare to see people who could ride horses.

In particular, eleven horses marched in a team.

This can already be called a small force of cavalry, which is not a big deal for a lower county.

When they swept past the county seat and continued southward, the soldiers at the gate of the city had already stretched their necks, and then hurried to the city, but unfortunately it was not the county government that went there.

I actually went to a high-gate compound to make a report.

And Gu Tianya galloped all the way with ten soldiers, and finally arrived at the destination after half an hour, there is a small post station, standing alone next to the official road, because it is evening at this time, the post station is preparing to close.

But when the post guard saw Gu Tianya and the others, especially the women's army armor that everyone was wearing, the post guard suddenly burst into ecstasy, yelled and shouted at the post station, and said, "Big brother... Big brother, come on, it's a comrade, it's a comrade who came to change station......"

Hula!

In the blink of an eye, a group of people rushed out.

The post station is worthy of being a military unit, and the people inside react quickly.

It's a pity that there are also ten soldiers, but these ten soldiers have vegetables on their faces.

Gu Tianya's face suddenly became gloomy.

He looked straight at the leader of the ten post guards, and was about to lash out and scold, but the pupils in his eyes shrank suddenly, and the words suddenly became gentle, and he slowly asked, "What's the matter?" Are you shivering with hunger? The other nine people are still just vegetables, and you, the post chief at the same level as the county commander, are so hungry that you can't stand steadily......"

He paused as he spoke, and then his tone became cold, and he suddenly burst out, let out a thunderous rage, and roared, "You tell me, why is this happening? Although the women's army is hard, there has never been a shortage of food that should be distributed, especially in the various post stations in the army, there is food distribution every month, why, why can't you eat enough? ”

This was the same thunderbolt and thunder, and the ten soldiers on the opposite side were all dumbfounded.

They didn't know that it was Gu Tianya who came to change stations, they just thought that other post masters of the same level had come over, so they were all a little puzzled, this comrade's temper was a little too big.

Fortunately, Gu Tianya still brought his entourage, and a soldier hurriedly opened his name to sign up, and said loudly: "This is Gu Yichang, the husband of our princess......"

Gu Yichang?

The princess's husband?

The ten post guards on the opposite side were stunned for a moment, and then felt a loud bang in their heads.

The 200,000 women in the army, who has never heard of Gu Tianya's name.

Suddenly, there was a loud sound, and ten soldiers knelt on one knee together, and their faces showed the grievances of the children seeing their parents, and they whimpered: "Dashuai, we are bitter!" ”

Ten men in the army will not frown when they fight on the battlefield, but at this time, everyone is in tears, and the grievances on their faces are distressing.

Suddenly, there was a loud sound, and ten soldiers knelt on one knee together, and their faces showed the grievances of the children seeing their parents, and they whimpered: "Dashuai, we are bitter!" ”

This is definitely bullying.

But who dares to bully the soldiers of the Women's Army in Hebei?

Family?

Wrong!

In order to show favor to him, the family had abandoned Hebei Province, and it is said that they had also made a covenant that no family was allowed to touch the interests of Hebei Province.

So, who else dares?

Gu Tianya's face suddenly turned cold, and he remembered a force that was said to be impossible to do this.

Tiance House.