Chapter 102: The Northland (2)

If Chen Cheng still had a lot of idealism and romance before entering Luoyang, then after the blood and fire in Luoyang, although he still had some idealism and romanticism, it was much less than before, very much.

Seeing Xu Chao bow his head, Chen Cheng's first thought was not that his "king's qi" had finally succeeded in cultivating, but that he wondered if there was a pit in it. If there are fewer household registrations in the county, the highest governor is called the county magistrate. Although Xu Chao is only a county magistrate, he is also a real Baili Hou, is it necessary to grovel to an outsider so much?

Okay, groveling may be too much, but after all, he is a county magistrate, and he still needs to have the necessary reserve.

Xu Chao said loudly: "There are more than 6,000 households in the county, and more than 10,000 soldiers and horses can be recruited, plus the original defenders in the county, as well as the tribal soldiers recruited from the nearby Qianghu tribes, there can be 20,000 soldiers and horses, and we occupy a favorable location, enough to compete with the Huns!" ”

Chen Cheng said: "No, General Yang Qiu didn't say that. ”

Xu Chao said hatefully: "Yang Qiu has been frightened by the Huns, and he has lost more than a dozen walled cities on the west side of the Yellow River to the Huns!" ”

He looked at Chen Cheng and said sincerely: "Junhou, hundreds of thousands of acres of land outside the city are all reclaimed by the local people. I don't know how much time and manpower it will take! ”

Chen Cheng pondered for a moment and asked, "How many cultivated fields are there outside the city?" ”

Xu Chao didn't think twice and said: "There were 325,000 mu in the old, and 45,000 mu have been newly reclaimed in the past two years, with a total of 370,000 mu. ”

"So much?" Chen Cheng's impression of Xu Chao changed greatly, he sat up straight, and asked, "Are they all the mothers who were reclaimed by the county magistrate Xu?" ”

Xu Chao said: "It's all the hard work of the county fathers, and it has nothing to do with me." ”

The county lieutenant on the side couldn't help but say, "If it weren't for the county magistrate taking the lead, where would so many fields be cultivated?" After County Magistrate Xu took office, our life here was a little better. ”

Chen Cheng thought back to the situation near Lingzhou, it was indeed a strange connection, which was very different from Peng Yang's hard work. He asked, "County Magistrate Xu is good at water conservancy and agriculture?" ”

Xu Chao arched his hand and said, "It's just a little personal hobby." ”

Chen Cheng said with a smile: "But this hobby can live countless people, so it's not a personal hobby." ”

He said to Xu Chao: "I know what the county magistrate means, but I can't give you an answer now, if there is anything, I will talk about it tomorrow after I have reconnoitred the movements of the Huns." ”

Xu Chao said: "Then I will clean up the county government and let the prince rest." ”

Chen Cheng waved his hand and said, "There's no need to be so troublesome, just a dozen of us, just find a yard." ”

The county magistrate Xu asked, Chen Cheng refused, Xu Chao had no choice but to find a yard and let Chen Cheng live. After Xu Chao took the people away, Yan Xing asked, "I think this Xu County Magistrate is very good." ”

Chen Cheng made the bed and asked, "How can you see it?" ”

Yan Xingdao: "I think the princes of Xiliang only know how to fight for power and profit, and few can consider the people's livelihood. If Han Sui, Ma Teng and others can have such benevolence, where can there be so many things? ”

Chen Cheng said with a smile: "Yanming, you can say such a thing, it can be seen that you are also a benevolent person." ”

He thought about it for a while, and then said to Yan Xing: "I think the meaning of County Magistrate Xu is to ask us to take the initiative to attack and keep the Huns out of Lingzhou..........."

Chen Cheng shook his head and said, "Maybe Xu Chao is a benevolent person, but we just came, and we don't know what the situation is, so let's wait until we figure out the situation." Soldiers, the major affairs of the country, the place of death and life, and the way of survival, must not be overlooked. ”

Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.. fell so much in Luoyang, although he didn't say it, he always felt aggrieved in his heart. He doesn't have to win, he just hates losing. No matter what he does now, he has to think about it a few more times before making a decision.

Since Chen Cheng said so, then Yan Xing wisely closed his mouth. Before going to bed, there was a knock on the gate of the courtyard, and the soldiers stepped forward to open the gate, and saw the local county lieutenant standing outside the door with two twenty-eight-year-old girls. When I asked, it turned out that it was sent to Julu Hou Nuan's bed.

Yan Xing had seen a lot of such things, so he let people in, and then led them outside Chen Cheng's door.

"General," he knocked softly on the door, and whispered, "the county lieutenant has sent two maids." ”

Chen Cheng's voice came out of the door, "Send them back and tell Xu Chao that since Yang Qiu has lent me Lingzhou to live temporarily, then I will naturally try my best to keep this hundred miles of land, so that he doesn't think about it too much." ”

Yan Xing whispered outside the door: "No! ”

He turned his head and said to the two girls, "You heard it too, so come back with me." ”

When the two girls heard this, their faces were a mixture of disappointment and happiness, and they didn't know what kind of thoughts they had. But in this world, no one, at least not too many, will pay attention to the minds of girls.

Yan Xing led the two girls out of the door and asked, "Do you know how to ride horses?" ”

The girl with a rounder face said, "The slave family has ridden a donkey and a mule, but has never ridden a big horse. ”

Another girl also said: "It's the same with the slave family. ”

Yan Xing called a soldier, and the two led the horses, let the two girls sit on the horses, and walked in the direction of the county government. The county government was not far from where they lived, and they arrived in a short time. After Xu Chao heard the report from the next person, he walked to the door, his face was a little embarrassed, and he knew to the two girls: "You go down first." ”

The two girls made a good fortune, and then walked back in three steps.

Xu Chao arched his hand towards Yan Xing, sighed, and said, "These two girls are complete, and they wanted to give them to Julu Hou, but Julu Hou refused to accept this kindness, so what can I do about it?" ”

Yan Xingdao: "My general said: Since General Yang Qiu lent him Lingzhou to live temporarily, then he will try his best to keep the hundred miles of Lingzhou, please don't think about it too much." ”

Xu Chao looked stunned and said, "I know." I don't know what Your Excellency is called? ”

"In Xia Yanxing."

Xu Chao thought for a moment, suddenly widened his eyes, and asked, "But Yan Yanming is in person?" ”

YAN Xing; "Exactly."

Xu Chao was overjoyed, stepped forward quickly, held Yan Xing's hands, and said, "I have been friends with Yan Bodao for a long time, and I have long heard that he has a junior nephew who is both civil and military, and I don't want to be able to meet him here today!" ”

Yan Xing said in surprise: "County Magistrate Xu also knows my uncle?" ”

Xu Chao smiled: "Yan Bodao is a celebrity in our Liangzhou, how can I not know him?" ”

The two talked about some old things in Liangzhou, and Yan Xing changed his tone and called Xu Chao "uncle." ”

Xu Chao took Yan Xing's hand, overjoyed, and said, "With the help of virtuous nephews, the certainty of defeating the Huns is a little greater." ”

Yan Xing withdrew his hand and said, "I can't say anything about this matter. ”

"How so?" Xu Chao said: "I heard that Bo Dao is the mastermind of Julu Hou, and you also have the trust of the prince, if you persuade him, he will definitely make the prince make up his mind!" ”

Yan Xing's face showed hesitation, Xu Chao saw it, and said: "This year, the wind and rain are smooth, if you can keep the fields outside the city, you will be able to harvest more than 800,000 stones of grain after autumn!" Virtuous nephew, you have been in Xiliang for a long time, you should know what this lot of grain means. ”

He sighed: "The princes of various families are vying for power and profit, attacking each other, and the people are unbearable. With this food, many people will die of starvation this winter. ”

Hearing this, Yan Xing was finally overwhelmed by Xu, and said angrily: "Uncle, rest assured, as long as there is a chance, he will definitely make a statement to the general!" ”

Xu Chao was overjoyed, took two steps back, bowed to the ground, and said, "Then I will thank Yanming for the people of Lingzhou first." ”

Yan Xing hurriedly stepped forward to help him up, and said, "Uncle, this is really killing me, I just said that I tried my best to speak, but the general has his own ideas, whether to listen or not, it is up to him, not me." ”

Xu Chao said: "Of course I know this, as long as the virtuous nephew can speak, then I will be overjoyed." ”

The next day, Chen Cheng still got up very early, and he was in the courtyard for a while, thinking about the information he got in his dream yesterday. It stands to reason that Lingzhou is now his territory, and with such a city, many new features in "Mounts and Slash - Pande's Prophecy" have been unlocked.

But he doesn't know what these functions will be useful for the time being, and he doesn't know what the effect will be after using them. He circled around the yard and thought about it. After two or three turns, Chen Cheng decided that he could leave the rest alone, but this "Knights Auditorium" could give it a try.

But now is not the time, whatever he thinks, he will not be able to implement it until the Huns are defeated. If it is defeated by the Huns, let alone Lingzhou, the entire northern land will become a horse ranch. Although it is said that "people have no long-term concerns, they must have near-term worries", but it is also necessary to solve the imminent problems before they can take care of the future.

After breakfast, Yang Hu took Chen Cheng and them to continue to advance towards the upper reaches of the Yellow River. This time, Chen Cheng carefully thought about the fields on both sides of the road, and sure enough, they were all well maintained. There were hardly any people in the nearby fields, and the peasants were hiding behind the walls of the villages.

They crossed the Yellow River first, then walked for most of the day, and advanced more than 100 miles north. Before reaching the place where Lian County could be seen, the Huns had already appeared on both sides of the Yellow River. The dress of the Huns was very different from that of the Han Chinese, and a clear difference could be seen compared with the Qiang people.

Yang Hu was surprised at why the war horse could run so far, and at the same time suppressed the fear in his heart, and said to Chen Cheng: "Juluhou, those who drink horses by the river are the Huns. ”

He pointed to the distance and said, "There are thousands of people!" If they find out, we have no chance of survival. Juluhou, can we withdraw? ”

Yang Hu is small and thin, so he runs fast on horseback. Now two or three miles away from the group of Huns, he was confident that he would be able to escape. Chen Cheng said: "I said I was going to Lian County to have a look, how far is it from Lian County?" ”

"This .......", Yang Hu said embarrassedly: "Lian County is twenty miles away from the river..... If we go any further, it will be too dangerous! ”