Chapter Ninety-Two: Hiding Soldiers from the People

In just a few months, more than 8,000 families of displaced people were resettled in Xihai, and the Taishou Prefecture ordered that all fields in Xihai should be owned by the government as long as they did not provide land deeds within the time limit.

Since LΓΌ Guang founded Houliang, for more than 20 years, Xihai has belonged to Houliang and Beiliang, and then to the current Xiliang, plus the Xiongnu and Rouran people often committed border captives and massacres in previous years, and the population of Xihai today is tens of thousands less than ten years ago.

A large number of fields are deserted, and the weeds grow taller than people. In order to change this situation, Liang Xing ordered the Taishou Mansion to send people to measure the fields, and register the borderless land that no one provided the land deed within the time limit, and Liang Xing was shocked when he saw that there were more than 6,000 hectares of borderless land registered on the book.

"Lord Huang, at the beginning of Yang Taishou's governance of the West Sea, the population of the West Sea was as many as 30,000 households, but I didn't expect that in just five years, the population of the West Sea would be reduced by half, which is really unbelievable." Liang Xing put down the book in his hand and walked back and forth with his back.

This person called Huang by Liang Xing was a scribe over forty years old, called Huang Ru, who was the chief secretary of the Taishou Mansion, long and gentle and elegant, dressed in a green shirt, standing respectfully aside.

"Lord Qiyu Taishou, a few years ago, the Huns and Rouran people in the West Sea drove straight in, and they slaughtered the people of the West Sea in a frenzy and forcibly plundered them, so that the people of the West Sea were greatly reduced, so ......" Huang Ru arched his hand to Liang Xing, and then said to Liang Xing about the changes in the people of the West Sea over the years.

Liang Xing stopped, looked around at the subordinate officials in the Taishou Mansion, and nodded: "I see!" Lord Huang, divide all these borderless lands equally among the displaced people who have been resettled, and be sure to cultivate these fields this spring, and if there is a household that does not harvest at the time of the autumn harvest, you will all be fined for one year. ”

"My lord, in just two months, how can I cultivate those barren fields, and the lower officials think that this matter needs to be considered in the long run." Huang Ru's face was bitter, and he hurriedly persuaded when he heard the words.

"yes. Oh, yes. Lord Huang is reasonable~" The subordinate officials in the Taishou Mansion exchanged heads and discussions, and they felt a trace of dissatisfaction with Liang Xing's strong heart.

"Ladies and gentlemen, be silent. In order to ensure that there is enough food and grass this autumn, this must be done. General Li of the Zhenbei Army has agreed to arrange for the Zhenbei Army to assist, so you don't have to worry too much, just do your own errands. Liang Xing raised his hands and motioned for everyone to be silent.

"Yes. My lord! "When the subordinate officials of the Taishou Mansion heard that the Zhenbei Army would assist the displaced people in spring ploughing, they were all overjoyed.

Liang Xing watched everyone stop talking, waved his hand, and said, "Let's go down and get busy." There must be no mistake in dividing all these borderlands in these days! ”

"Don't worry, my lord, the lower officials will definitely handle this matter." Huang Ru looked at Liang Xing and glanced at him, and then said.

In the Zhenbei General's Mansion, Li Yan looked at the map and was worried. Although Xiliang occupies a large area of land in Hexi, many of them are desert Gobi. Far inferior to the current Huns, the entire Hexi Corridor is occupied by two-thirds, and within three years, the power to unify the three Liang can be accumulated.

The Huns would not give Xiliang too much time to grow, and at the same time, Li Yan did not want the Huns to have enough time to accumulate the power to unify the three Liangs.

Li Yan has a bold plan in his heart, which requires Xiliang to have enough grain and grass, so if Xihai achieves self-sufficiency in grain and grass, it can save more than 10,000 people a year's grain and grass for Lejun Daying, which can support a war for half a year.

These days, Li Yan is constantly running around the Zhenbei Army Camp and Longshou Stream. The training of the Zhenbei Army cannot be left behind, especially the Modao Battalion, which Li Yan has high hopes for, has now expanded to more than 1,100 people.

Longshoujian keeps building armor day and night, and most of today's Zhenbei Army has replaced with new weapons, especially the sergeants of the Modao battalion, in order to build the Modao, all the steel accumulated by Longshoujian has been used up.

"General, are you looking for me?"

Just as Li Yan was looking at the map and falling into deep thought, a general in black armor walked straight in and knelt down on one knee and said to Li Yan.

"It turns out that General Yang, you are here, get up quickly!" Li Yan turned around and saw Yang Shizhong saluting him, so he gently helped Yang Shizhong up.

"Thank you, General!" Yang Shizhong stood up and stood aside.

"General Yang, I have asked you here this time for an important matter that I want to ask you for."

"The general's words are serious, but if the general orders, the last general will obey his orders." Yang Shizhong looked at Li Yan with a puzzled look and said.

"Now that the spring ploughing of the West Sea is coming to an end, it was planned that after the spring ploughing, each household in the West Sea will produce a man, five people will be a team, and ten people will be a tithe, and they will work on weekdays, and they will need one day out of every five days to receive training organized by the Zhenbei Army, and they will also be able to resist foreign enemies in the future. What do you think? Li Yan walked up to Yang Shizhong and said in a deep voice.

"General~This~ Why is this?" Yang Shizhong's face changed, and he asked without saying anything.

"The people of Xihai have been facing the fierce Huns and Rouran for many years, and they can only be slaughtered, and now they want to change this situation. And you, General Yang, have been in the West Sea for many years, and Ling Zun was unfortunately ambushed by the Huns in order to settle the people when he was alive, and he has a reputation in the West Sea, and he would have hoped that you would be the main general, are you willing? ”

"General, it is enough for the West Sea to be guarded by the northern army of our town, and the last general thinks ~"

Seeing that Yang Shizhong wanted to continue, Li Yan waved his hand and said: "General Yang, the Huns are now fierce soldiers, and they never forget to invade my Da Liang, and now my Da Liang army is less than 100,000, do you know what this general means?" ”

"The last general understands that he will definitely live up to the general's expectations." When Yang Shizhong heard this, he finally understood Li Yan's intentions.

After Yang Shizhong left, Linghu Dezhao walked in, and during this time, he arranged for the Zhenbei Army to assist the displaced people in the West Sea for spring ploughing. It took these two days to be free.

"Lingmin is a soldier, farming in peacetime, and going out in wartime, when the Qin State relied on this law, the whole country was a soldier, and the six countries were leveled in one fell swoop. Could it be that General Fei also wants to use this method? Linghu Dezhao watched Yang Shizhong go out, then walked to Li Yan's side and asked.

"Brother Dezhao said with a smile, you still call me Brother Yan. Your general's scream is terrifying. Ha ha. Li Yan laughed.

"No, the army has its own rules, and there are no rules. I'll call you the General. Linghu Dezhao said with a serious face.

"Okay, okay, you're up to you. Sooner or later, my Zhenbei Army will have to go out of the West Sea, and the Xiliang soldiers are few major generals, so I'm really worried. Hiding soldiers from the people can not only save grain and grass salaries, but also provide troops for the Zhenbei army, why not? Li Yan said proudly.

"This is indeed a good method, but has the general ever played to the prince? If this matter is not handled properly, once His Royal Highness the Crown Prince knows, this is a big crime of recruiting soldiers privately. Linghu Dezhao said with a worried face.

Li Yan's face changed slightly when he heard this, this matter can't be hidden from Li Wei no matter what, you must know that there are now more than 20,000 households in Xihai, and there can be more than 20,000 people per household.