After Hong Chengchou passed the matter of Yejia Village, he was indeed disappointed in the imperial court, and Daming's ** has reached the extreme, it is from top to bottom**. And looking at the situation, it is not that the emperor is not clear at all, Hong Chengchou is sure that the emperor also understands the situation in the Central Plains.

But he did nothing, and perhaps he was helpless. It is difficult for a clever woman to cook without rice, and corruption among the ministers of the DPRK and China has become a common practice, and it is so easy to eliminate it.

Hong Chengchou sighed secretly, shook his head at Mao Wenlong and said, "It's not a painful thing, it's a pity!" Alas....... ”

Looking at Hong Chengchou's lonely and departing back, the corners of Mao Wenlong's mouth rose slightly, revealing a smile. Judging from his performance just now, Mao Wenlong can already determine that Hong Chengchou is indeed separated from the imperial court.

And this means that Hong Chengchou will no longer have any entanglements with the court in the future. Sooner or later, the pain must be experienced, and the knots in my heart will be completely unraveled, so that I can live a free life in the days to come.

This is something to be happy about, Mao Wenlong looked relaxed, and slowly shook back into his big tent with his hands behind his back.

Although Xuzhou is not a prosperous place, it is not a problem at all for Mao Wenlong. And the more backward the place, the easier it is for him to manage. At least the big families, or the landlords, didn't have that much ability to resist.

This also means that Mao Wenlong can wantonly reclaim and reform in Xuzhou, a land that has been semi-deserted. Reform has always been a problem for all dynasties, but it is much easier to start from scratch.

Xuzhou can now be described as a thousand miles of red land, desolate, in addition to Xuzhou City, there may be some officers and soldiers and people. It is estimated that the escape is almost gone at this moment, and this situation is in line with Mao Wenlong's requirements.

Came all the way day and night, and I couldn't sleep well, Mao Wenlong was already sleepy, and when he returned to the tent, he immediately lay down to rest.

Sweeping away thieves within a radius of ten miles is not something that can be done in a moment and a half, and it will not take ten days to finish. Mao Wenlong could naturally rest at ease, but not long after he lay down, Xu Fuzuo, who was originally stationed in Xuzhou, hurriedly came over.

Xu Fuzuo had previously been ordered to lead 20,000 troops to Xuzhou to support and defend Xuzhou together to prevent the scourge of officers and soldiers or peasant troops. Two days ago, he had already heard that Mao Wenlong had set off from Ye County to come to Yejia Village in Xuzhou.

He also made some inquiries to find out where Yejia Village was, and after arranging things in the army, he hurried to meet Mao Wenlong, who had not seen him for a long time.

Knowing that Xu Fuzuo was coming, Mao Wenlong was very sleepy, but the sleepiness dissipated in an instant, and he met Xu Fuzuo in good spirits.

Among the big tents, Mao Wenlong was in the first place, looking Xu Fuxuan up and down. This guy hasn't changed, it's just a little darker and stronger.

Mao Wenlong walked up and smashed his chest lightly with two fists, and the two 'pops' were indeed strong. He laughed, "How's that?" Is it okay over there in Xianyang? ”

Xu Fuyu smirked, Mao Wenlong's concern for him, he could feel it completely, and the eight-foot-thick man was so moved that he almost burst into tears. Fortunately, in the end, Xu Fuju endured it.

He nodded and said, "Okay, Xianyang City is now completely in accordance with the rules of the general army, and the people and soldiers are very good." ”

Xu Fuzhuan will be simple, Xianyang City has worked hard for a year, and it has not been affected by the war in the outside world. Although it is not comparable to the prosperity of Ye County, it is definitely a paradise in Shaanxi.

Under the word of mouth, Xianyang City has long become the preferred place for those homeless people. Helplessly, the small Xianyang City can't accommodate so many people at all, and now it is overcrowded, which has brought a lot of inconvenience to Xu Fu's management.

He also followed Mao Wenlong's instructions and was always recruiting those talents with skills, but unfortunately there were very few such people.

Xu Fuzuo doesn't know how to speak, Mao Wenlong is still clear about this, and he also saw from Xu Fuzuo's simple expression that Xianyang City is really good.

The two then sat down and chatted, of course, Mao Wenlong asked, Xu Fuzuo replied, who called Xu Fuzuo himself a stuffy gourd.

"Report!" Suddenly, a loud and low voice came from outside the military tent.

"Come in!" Mao Wenlong glanced up and shouted casually.

A huge figure appeared, and after he entered the big tent, he immediately clenched his fists and said: "Chief soldier, I just received news from Brother Chen, he urgently needs the support of 10,000 soldiers." ”

"Oh, are there such big bandits?" Mao Wenlong was slightly surprised, Chen Jisheng actually needed the support of 10,000 soldiers?

Haoda shook his head and said, "Listening to what the messenger said, it seems that it is not to deal with robbers, but Brother Chen, they encountered a group of officers and soldiers who fell into the grass. It was observed that there were several thousand people in this group, and in order to ensure that they were not scattered and fled, Brother Chen needed 10,000 troops to go to support. ”

Mao Wenlong hesitated for a moment, then he got up and said, "Give an order immediately, and the whole army will pull out the camp and attack." A few thousand people is not a small number, and it will be difficult to flee in all directions. ”

I didn't expect Mao Wenlong to attack the whole army, Haoda was stunned for a moment before reacting, originally wanted to persuade Mao Wenlong not to work so hard to mobilize the crowd, but after thinking about it, Haoda still didn't say anything, and was ordered to go down to do things.

Xu Fuzuo naturally followed, and the army set off after half an hour. Ye Hong from Yejia Village came out with hundreds of villagers to see him off and asked if Mao Wenlong needed help.

Mao Wenlong politely refused, what kind of joke, just a few thousand officers and soldiers who fell into the grass, isn't it necessary for the Houjin Army to ask someone to help?

This gang of robbers was only five miles away from Yejia Village, and since it was in the middle of the wasteland, the road was not difficult to walk. When the army arrived at the place to meet Chen Jisheng, Mao Wenlong found that this was actually a military fort.

According to Chen Jisheng's introduction, this place has always been a place for the imperial court to garrison troops, and later due to the deduction of military expenses by the superiors, these soldiers could not continue. In desperation, there was a mutiny, and the general of the fort was killed, and then three people were elected to lead the battle.

As soon as these officers and soldiers rebelled, there was no more grain and grass allocated by the imperial court, and the thousands of people in the military fort were suddenly unable to sustain. Later, he began to be a robber, and engaged in illegal deeds, harming people near and far.

Ye Yan said to Mao Wenlong: "General soldier, this is the Xuzhou Tun Soldier Fort, when it was strong, there were more than 30,000 officers and soldiers here. Later, because the generals in the military fort ate too much empty salary, there were fewer and fewer officers and soldiers, and only these few thousand people were left who fled. The remaining thousands of people refused to leave like this, and they united to kill the generals in the fort and rebelled directly. Since then, they have been harassing the surrounding villages far and wide, far and far more ferocious than ordinary bandits. ”

Speaking of this Xuzhou Military Fort, Ye Yan's expression was very excited, but he clearly remembered that it was precisely because of the rebellion of the officers and soldiers of the Xuzhou Military Fort that it caused indelible disasters to Yejia Village.

Mao Wenlong nodded indifferently, no matter how powerful the bandit is, under the steel knife of the Dongjiang Army, he can only die obediently. A few thousand robbers is nothing to worry about. He immediately gave an order to Chen Jisheng: "The military power is handed over to you, I don't need to say more about what to do!" ”

Chen Jisheng laughed twice, nodded again and again to show that he understood, took the talisman given to him by Mao Wenlong, and rushed out.

Xu Fuzuo was obviously a person who couldn't be idle, he hurriedly asked Mao Wenlong for his life, and after getting Mao Wenlong's approval, he hurriedly followed Chen Jisheng.

Mao Wenlong calmed down his mood, and then asked Ye Yan: "How many robbers are here, do you know in your heart?" ”

Ye Yan smiled bitterly, he hesitated for a moment and then replied: "There are so many as cows, too many to count!" ”

Such an answer immediately made Mao Wenlong's brows furrow, and he muttered: "What does it mean to be as many as cow hair, countless?" ”

"Alas!"

After a light sigh, Ye Yancai said with a sad face: "I have heard that Shaanxi is the most serious place of the disaster, and the general army may not know it, but in fact, under the natural disaster, it is not only Shaanxi that has been seriously affected. The subordinates have only heard of how serious Shaanxi is, but the disaster in Xuzhou is what the subordinates have seen and experienced with their own eyes. ”

"Since the natural disaster**, the people are unwilling to starve to death in vain, and there are also those who are unwilling to be bullied by the eagles and dogs of the imperial court, so they have fled. Fleeing from the east to the west, from the west to the east, in short, once fleeing, is the source of confusion. ”

Mao Wenlong felt that what Ye Yan said was reasonable, and he was also interested in what he was going to talk about next, so he asked him to continue.

Ye Yan no longer had any scruples, and he gushed endlessly: "The people fled and fled, so that the original village began to be deserted, and the fields were uncultivated and no one took care of them. Everyone is not producing, but in order to survive, these people have begun to have evil intentions. Thus began to produce lone thieves, family robbers, village robbers, and so that everyone became robbers, and life was not easy for a long time, so these people began to look at those who had a little accumulation. ”

Speaking of this, Ye Yan's emotions were very excited, he couldn't catch his breath, and he only eased up after a strong cough in a row.

After calming down, Ye Yan said with a lonely expression: "Just like Yejiazhuang, which we have always followed the rules, we have become the fragrant gluttons of these robbers from all walks of life, and the fat sheep in their eyes!" ”

Hearing this, Mao Wenlong already had a general understanding of the pain faced by Yejia Village. It is all too obvious that the people who began to go into exile did not die of starvation as they did by bandits.

Obviously, if you die to a bandit, you can die with a full meal, but if you don't die for a bandit, you can only starve to death. In the case of having to choose one of the two, fools know how to choose a way to die.

And Yejia Village suffered this catastrophe, obviously it is a village that they should be relatively rich. In such an environment, Yejia Village was able to maintain a surplus, and there was obviously a mystery in it.

At this moment, Mao Wenlong is particularly interested in these, and he has also witnessed Yejia Village, which is indeed different from other villages. Mao Wenlong can see one or two from those ordinary villagers.

There must be a mystery in this, and Mao Wenlong was curious. He decided to find out, the prosperity of Ye County is his efforts and some knowledge of later generations, which can create this scene.

And Yejia Village obviously doesn't have the ability of him, but in this era of famine, he can still live a life without worrying about food and clothing? There must be something particular about this?

After a long groan, Mao Wenlong interrupted Ye Yan's train of thought, and said with a solemn face: "What happened to your Yejia Village is indeed embarrassing, but I can assure you that from now on, you will not be attacked by any outside world." ”

Ye Yan nodded firmly, he absolutely believed that Mao Wenlong could do it, and he would thank you!

Mao Wenlong stepped forward to help him up, and said lightly: "Now I am very curious about something, I wonder if you can solve my doubts?" ”

Ye Yan hurriedly clenched his fists and saluted back: "The chief soldier doesn't have to be like this, as long as Ye Yan knows, he will know without saying anything, and he will not say anything!" ”

"Hahaha...... Good! Mao Wenlong was very happy.

He organized his language a little, and then said, "Your Yejia Village is unique in this year of famine, unlike other villages that are affected by natural disasters. I don't look at any of the villagers in your village who seem to have been hungry, why is that? Where does your food come from? ”

Ye Yan paused for a moment when he heard this, and then a look of pride appeared on his face, and he replied with some pride: "The general soldier doesn't know, in fact, the drought for many years has indeed brought disasters to the Central Plains. But things are man-made, people will win the day, if it is just a drought, it is not a big problem, because our father is from a water control background, he knows how to use limited water sources to irrigate farmland. So we don't have to worry about food in Yejia Village at all! ”

"Flood control?"

Mao Wenlong frowned!

Seeing that Mao Wenlong seemed to be puzzled, Ye Yan hurriedly continued: "Of course, it is not enough to rely on irrigation from water sources, but this is the most important link. Crops can't live without water, and once they have water, then they also need the technology to grow crops, which we people in Yejia Village understand. And the most important thing is that there is no locust plague here in our Yejia Village, unlike Shaanxi, I heard that there have been two locust plagues there. ”

Ye Yan's explanation made Mao Wenlong overjoyed, a master of growing crops and knowing how to manage water sources, he needed such talents. After hesitating for a moment, Mao Wenlong began to wonder if he should let the people of Yejia Village manage all the land under his rule?

After a long time, Mao Wenlong asked Ye Yan seriously: "If I let your Yejia Village manage all the fields in Xuzhou, can you take care of them well?" ”

Ye Yan was obviously very surprised, he was stunned for a moment before he reacted, shook his head with a wry smile and said: "The general soldier doesn't know, not all fields in Xuzhou today are suitable for farming. Some places are not suitable for cultivation due to the high terrain and the distance from the stream, which makes it difficult to divert water. And also....... ”

Ye Yan seemed very hesitant, he didn't know whether to continue or not.

Mao Wenlong gave him an encouraging look, and Ye Yan continued: "There is also the most important problem, if you need to cultivate a large area in Xuzhou, then you must desilt the Yellow River in Xuzhou. Otherwise, the river will be seriously blocked, and the river will often overflow, covering the fields we cultivate. ”

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