Chapter 46: Homecoming
Spring has arrived, the river is clear and rippling, a few small boats are moored on the riverside, swaying slightly by the water, the figures of the large mulberry fields half a mile away from the shore are shuttling like clouds, and the singing of women flies out of the mulberry garden gently.
In the autumn of last year, Gao Shun, a general under General Du Liao, led a large army to investigate one by one from Gaoque, and wiped out the bandits and horse bandits in Heshuo County.
The army fought continuously for more than four months, and finally cleared the mountain bandits in the territory, and now although Heshuo has not yet reached the road, at least the road is clear, and the people live and work in peace and contentment.
The ruined homes in the past are gradually being restored and rebuilt, and all this credit is due to Shuofang Taishou Lu Bu and his soldiers.
Outside the city of Linrong, a few war horses slowly swept through the beautiful scenery of the suburbs, and the people on the horses were all energetic and heroic, and the person led by them was Lu Bu who returned from the southern expedition.
Lu Bu and the others did not linger in the beautiful spring outside the city, but galloped straight into Linrong City, Linrong City is very lively, all kinds of bazaars have long been opened, and there is an endless stream of merchants, shouting and bargaining one after another.
Lu Bu and the others kept all the way, turning several streets in a row, and saw a mansion gate from a distance, which was wide and wide, surrounded by armor soldiers, and protected the mansion impenetrable.
Although he was still a hundred steps away, Lu Bu couldn't wait to jump off the red rabbit, and only after walking two steps, he heard a commotion nearby.
It turned out to be a group of children who were making a lot of noise.
Alone in this group of children was a little girl holding a pancake, three or four years old, with bright eyes and bright teeth, reflecting green waves, as if transparent.
Her jet-black hair was tied into a princess bun, and on the bun was a beaded hairpin, with tassels hanging from it, swaying like a shining star in the blue sky.
"I want to eat meatloaf......" A child of the same age bit his finger, his sparkling saliva glistening on his lips, and swallowed it back, just a silly laugh.
"You want to eat, No, here you go." As she spoke, the tassels swayed, bringing out her delicate and beautiful face.
The little boy took the meatloaf and eagerly put it in his mouth, and the rest of the children reached out and begged for the pancake in the little girl's hand.
The little girl looked at the few pancakes in her hand, as if she wanted to give, but she was reluctant, her face was slightly anxious, and at this moment, a familiar and unfamiliar voice suddenly sounded in her ears.
"Lingqi ......" has a clear voice, slightly urgent.
Lu Lingqi inquired about the prestige, only to see a tall man walking briskly, she looked at the man in horror, turned her head and ran towards the house, leaving a group of noisy children.
Lu Bu was annoyed, he hurried to catch up with Lu Lingqi, and held her in his arms with one hand: "What are you running?" β
Lu Lingqi raised her head in tears, a familiar face was like a jade floating from the bottom of the water, slowly becoming clear and bright.
"Why, don't you know me?"
Lu Lingqi was stunned, and suddenly, she noticed a golden cloud in the clear sky, isn't this her father who is on a journey?
Her timid face finally bloomed into a smile, and her voice was crisp: "Father, father, father, I miss you so much." β
As she spoke, tears suddenly welled up in her big eyes, which was endearing.
Lu Bu gently wiped the corners of her eyes, then looked at Lu Lingqi carefully, and said with a smile: "Look at your little face, you are not afraid that your mother will punish you?" β
"Father, my mother will punish me later, you must help me." Lu Lingqi begged.
"With me, your mother won't punish you!" Lu Bu said, and his thin lips pressed to his daughter's face.
Facing Lu Bu's stubble face, she hurriedly closed her eyes, ready to bear it silently, after a while, the feeling of skin tingling came as promised, that feeling was painful and itchy, she was unhappy, and her little mouth pouted into a little cherry: "Father must be painful." β
All the generals were stunned, in their hearts, Lu Bu was a resolute and decisive general, how could he have had these tenderness.
Maybe the only people in the world who can turn Lu Bubai's steel into a finger twist are Lu Lingqi in front of him and Yan Ziqing in the house.
Lu Bu gently put his daughter down, took her hand and walked towards the door of the mansion with the generals, and the priest who guarded the door saw Lu Bu returning to the house from the southern expedition, and he passed the word to the inside while attending the ceremony.
Lu Bu took Lu Lingqi to the palace, and there were already maids and servants who greeted him, respectfully attending, his eyes came out of the crowd, and he stayed in the hall for a long time.
In a few moments, the door of the hall was pushed open, and a dignified woman stepped out, her footsteps were a little hasty, and when she looked closely, her long fine black hair was draped over her shoulders, slightly feminine.
Seeing many generals standing in front of the hall, she hurriedly put away the anxiety on her face, calmly walked to Lu Bu's side, and moved her cheeks, indescribably gentle and beautiful.
All the generals clasped their fists and saluted: "See Madame!" β
Yan Ziqing was slightly blessed: "The generals are polite. β
She and Lu Bu glanced at each other, and then hurriedly set aside, and their eyes fell on Lu Lingqi beside Lu Bu.
Lu Lingqi's face was painted in a mess, her clothes were colorful, and she was dirty, she said: "How did you make it like this? β
Lu Lingqi didn't answer, she was embarrassed and had nowhere to go, and she didn't know where to put her hands and feet, but she looked pitiful.
She softened her heart, took her daughter's hand and said, "Don't go and change into clean clothes yet." β
Yan Ziqing was very careful, she saw that the generals under Lu Bu's tent were almost all there, and she knew that her husband had important matters to discuss, although she was reluctant in her heart, she still took her daughter into the hall.
Lu Bu saw Yan Ziqing's mother and daughter leaving, so he and the generals left the house and came to the meeting hall.
Gao Shun first reported the war and civil affairs in the past few months to LΓΌ Bu, and since LΓΌ Bu's southern expedition, he and Hou Cheng and others began to clear the mountain bandits in Heshuo Second County.
Through the unremitting efforts of several people, they exterminated more than 10 bandits in the mountains, recruited more than 30,000 rebels, and greatly strengthened the military strength of the two counties of Heshuo.
In addition, there are about more than 100,000 refugees who fled from Youzhou, Yongzhou, and Liangzhou, all of whom were distributed by each county according to the land area, and the county provided labor and farm tools, and the county soldiers assisted in building houses and reclaiming wasteland.
At this time, Shuofang had gradually recovered its livelihood, and it would take a few years to achieve prosperity during the Han Dynasty.
"I have a system here, but I can implement it now." Lu Bu paused, and slowly said about the tuntian system: "We will first reclaim the barren ownerless farmland and return it to the government, and organize the recruited displaced people into groups according to the establishment of the army, and the government will provide land, seeds, cattle and farm tools, and they will reclaim and cultivate, and the harvest will be divided proportionally between the government and the farmers in the tuntian, which can be described as the tuntian system. β
As soon as his words spoke, he immediately caused an uproar, and no one here was stupid, how could they not know the benefits of the tuntian system.
Gao Shun pondered for a long time and pondered, "But if the CD is divided proportionally, how should it be divided?" β
Lu Bu knew that someone would ask like this, and he replied loudly: "Those who use official cattle are six officials and four people, and those who don't use official cattle are half of the officials and the people." β
Although this system makes the people suffer a small loss, it can allow them to have a stable production environment, and they do not have to worry about the pain of chaos.
Seeing that no one refuted, Lu Bu ordered: "Zhang Liao is now ordered to be the general of the Diannong Zhonglang, responsible for the affairs of Hexi Tuntian, and Gao Shun is the captain of Tuntian, responsible for the affairs of Shuofang Tuntian, and the generals will assist from the side, and there must be no mistake." β
Seeing that Lu Bu had made up his mind, the generals got up and clenched their fists: "The last general is ordered." β