The remnant of winter, with the melting of ice and snow, goes silently; Warm spring, accompanied by the whispering of the east wind, comes slowly.

In March in Chuzhou, there are still some remnants of harsh winter. But looking around, the peach and willow are green, the swallows are dancing and the warblers are crying, and everywhere exudes the breath of life.

According to the plan drawn up a year ago, the county allocated grain seeds and agricultural tools to the counties. Han Yuan and Zhang Hong did not dare to delay the agricultural time, so they hurriedly distributed some of these materials to the people in the city, and some of them to the officers and soldiers of Lingxian County.

In order to encourage the people to reclaim, Zhang Hong ordered that except for the officers and soldiers, all the people in Lingxian County, regardless of whether they were high or low, and whoever planted the land belonged to him.

On the side of the officers and soldiers, Han Yuan specially set aside an area outside the city for everyone to cultivate.

All the officers and soldiers, in a unit, ten people cooperate with each other and work together, and all the fertile land planted is shared by ten people. In the future, if there is no soldier, these fertile fields will be divided equally by these ten people.

Leading by example, Han Yuan took Ermao and his five sentinels to form a seven-person ploughing team. Every day, together with all the officers and men, they worked in the fields to clear the fields and weed, plough the fields with oxen, and bring water to plant seedlings.

Qingming is approaching, and most of the rice crops are planted in various parts of Lingxian County.

Not only Ling County, but also Gaoyang counties are like this. The rice planted will be harvested in July at the most. If the heavens are beautiful, give a bumper harvest, and enrich the empty treasury of the county, maybe Wang Bingyun will continue to expand the army.

In the north, there was good news in recent days that the two countries had finally signed an armistice after several years of war.

The Xia State made a big concession, not only ceding part of the territory of Yanzhou to the Kun State, but also promising to pay the Kun people with money, grain, and cloth every year.

Although the covenant is shameful, it is really a last resort for the current Xia Kingdom. The northern plague has been temporarily alleviated, and the imperial court can finally free up its hands to clean up the anti-thieves in various places.

In order to solve the western thief, the imperial court specially allocated a huge amount of money to Chuzhou. For the pastor of Chuzhou, this huge amount of money is very hot, but he doesn't dare not accept it.

The meaning of the imperial court is very clear, it is necessary to eliminate the anti-thieves. If the thieves are not effective, the governor of Chuzhou will not only lose his official position, but I am afraid that his head will also fall to the ground.

On the other hand, the imperial court finally decided to reopen the imperial examination.

The imperial examination of the imperial court was divided into county examinations, government examinations, state examinations and national examinations.

Those who are on the list in the county examination are all called Xiucai; Those who are on the list in the government examination are commonly known as lifting people; Those who are on the list in the state test are collectively referred to as Gongsheng; Those who are on the list of the national examination are called Jinshi.

Han Xian couldn't help but be moved when he learned the news. He has dreamed of becoming an official since he was a child, and if it weren't for the change in his fate, maybe he would still be working hard for this goal now.

Han Won naturally supports his younger brother. After all, the Yamen Xu official is an unpopular position, without the official status of the imperial court, and even the Yulu is given by the county government, not the imperial grain.

Han Xian was born to be a student of reading, and it is really a waste for such a talented person not to participate in the scientific examination.

However, the day of the test has not yet arrived, and Han Xian can only go to the county town to register first.

For the sake of poor students, the imperial court does not charge any fees for registration. However, criminals and prostitutes are not eligible to sign up.

Han Yuan has now joined the military household, and according to the law, his descendants will not be able to participate in the literary activities of the Xia State in the future, but the martial arts are okay. His younger brother Han Xian is not a military household, so he can naturally respond to the situation.

In the Xia Kingdom, where no major events have occurred for more than 300 years, it has almost become the norm for civility and martial arts. That is, in modern times, the imperial court used troops everywhere, and the status of the warriors improved, but they were still short of civil officials.

These are not mentioned. Speaking of Jingyang City, the western thieves seem to be planning to take root in the local area, and they have not continued to wander until now.

Sun Fu gathered his subordinates together today, wanting to discuss with everyone about using Jingyang County as a territory and gradually expanding to the surroundings of Dongning Mansion.

"Brothers, have you had enough of wandering? The sect thought that it was time to find a place for everyone to settle down. In my opinion, this Jingyang is a good place. ”

Sun Fu opened his mouth, and his voice was like a bell.

"The Sect Master has a point! I don't have anything to say! ”

A man in his thirties chimed in.

This man's name is Han Wei, and he was born with a fierce face, wearing robbed silk and satin, and he looks uncivilized.

"What the sect leader said is true, but the younger brother has recently heard the rumors that Xia Ting's war in the north has ended. The younger brother is worried that once we take this as a basis, Xia Ting will definitely try his best to attack. ”

The one who spoke was a jujube-faced man, eight feet tall, with thick eyebrows and long beard, and a dignified appearance. This person's surname is Qin Mingchuan, and the word is Nagano.

Qin Chuan was an old man of the Ascension Sect, about the same age as Sun Fu, and the two joined the Ascension Sect almost at the same time. It's just that his luck was slightly worse than Sun Fu's, and he didn't get the old sect leader's blue eyes. However, today's status is also one of the best.

Su Fu listened for a moment and said to Sun Fu, "The old man agrees with Elder Qin's opinion. Although Jingyang County has countless fertile fields and abundant products, most of the brothers in my sect are from Yizhou, and they live here and have no foundation. As time goes by, I'm afraid there will be chaos. ”

After a pause, he continued, "This is one of them, and the other is what Elder Qin just said. Once we stay here for a long time, we will be a living target for officers and men to attack. In the past, the center of gravity of the imperial court was in the north, so there was no time to look south, but now it is different. Just imagine, with this corner of Jingyang, how can you fight with Xia Ting's behemoth? In the old man's humble opinion, I might as well turn back to Yizhou, entrench in the high mountains and giant Ze, temporarily dormant, and wait for the time to move. ”

After hearing this, Han Wei said disdainfully: "The military advisor is also timid. Our brothers have been fighting all the way, when have you been afraid of those officers and soldiers? If you want to follow me, the sect leader is right, let's use Jingyang as the territory, and we can return to our hometown in Yizhou in less than a year. ”

Sun Fu was originally a little shaken when he heard Qin Chuan and Su Fu's words, but at this time, Han Wei's words made him resolute again.

He clapped his hands and said: "This sect has 100,000 armored heavenly soldiers, why should you be afraid of him Xia Ting? This religion has made up its mind, so start from this Jingyang and turn this Kyushu upside down! ”

When the people saw that he had made up his mind, they did not dare to say anything more against him. turned to sing the praises of the sect leader's wisdom and martial arts.

Sun Xun listened quietly, without saying a word, and there was no expression on his face. It's just that he already feels that something is wrong in his heart.

In fact, as long as Sun Fu calms down and thinks about it, he will know that he has made a wrong decision, but as the head of a sect, he will do what he says, and he can't do things that change overnight, even if he reacts now, he will regret it too late.

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Out of long-term considerations, the Western Thieves also mobilized the people of the Wrapping Association to open up wasteland and farm in various parts of Jingyang County. However, these farmers are forced, so they are not highly motivated and inefficient.

Sun Xun would occasionally go out of the city to observe the people's livelihood, and whenever he saw Sun Fu's subordinates, he would intervene to stop it. What his father did seemed to him to be stupid. At least he felt that if he were himself, he would definitely be able to do better than his father.