Chapter Seventy-Seven: The People and the Team
Early in the morning, Yang Lian went out and took Chen Tie, Zhu Qi and others to inspect the city, leaving Chuzhou for nearly half a year, and needed to get to know Chuzhou well. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info
After last year's efforts, the fields in Chuzhou were divided, which was similar to the situation in Fuzhou, and the people were very excited to get the land. For ordinary people, land is everything, a place to settle down, so in all dynasties, rich people like to buy a large amount of land, to a certain extent, to promote the intensification of land annexation.
The people have land, there is hope for survival, Yang Lian after some inspection, saw that most of the people in Chuzhou had joy on their faces, and their hearts were a little relieved.
Chuzhou divided the fields, Yang Lian did not move their fields in order to get the support of the local squires in Chuzhou and Haizhou, Yang Lian's meaning is obvious, he wants to promote the stability of Haizhou and Chu as soon as possible, so in the case of enough fields, the squires and tyrants are the strength that Yang Lian can rely on.
After inspecting the city, Yang Lian took everyone out of the city, outside the city, in the endless land, full of wheat, green and lovely. In the field, from time to time, there are farmers who are busy, although there is sweat on his face, but the smile on the corner of his mouth is enough to prove his mood.
Yang Lian inspected, dismounted, and walked to the edge of the farmland. Yang Lian was not dressed like ordinary people, and soon, several farmers came over.
"Do you need help, this officer?" A young farmer came over and asked.
Yang Lian smiled and said, "This little brother, the wheat in this field looks very good." ”
"Hey, hey." The young farmer smiled and said, "Thanks to the blessing of the Jiedu envoys, last year, under the coordination of the Jiedu envoys, the government collected the ploughing cattle, rushed to make farm tools in time, and ploughed the land in a unified manner, and this year's harvest should be very good if there are no accidents." ”
As the young farmer spoke, he smiled innocently.
Yang Lian nodded, he is not from agriculture, he can only look at the approximate, the details are not clear, but what the farmer said is relatively reliable.
"This is also thanks to the Jiedu envoy who seized the time to build water conservancy and strengthened the embankments on both sides of the Huai River, and this year must be a bumper harvest year." On one side, a man in his fifties spoke, his wrinkled face also smiling.
Yang Lian nodded, last year he took work for relief, seized the time to strengthen the banks of the Huai River, and built an aqueduct, surrounded by farmland, conducive to irrigation, in the higher places, but also placed water diversion equipment, so the entire farmland around Chuzhou City is not short of water.
At this time, a relatively elderly farmer recognized Yang Lian, knelt down in some panic, and said, "The old man doesn't know that it is Yang Jiedu, please forgive me!" ”
When the rest of the people heard this, they were all taken aback, and they all knelt down one after another, and said: "Xiaomin has seen Yang Jiedu, Yang Jiedu's great kindness, Xiaomin is unforgettable!" ”
Yang Lian waved his hand and said, "You folks don't have to be polite, get up, get up and talk again!" ”
The old man got up, wiped his tears, and said: "Yang Jiedu, Xiao Lao'er was originally from the Han Kingdom, last year's flood, the Han Kingdom did not send food, we can only flee to the Tang Dynasty, if it is not for Yang Jiedu's collection, the little Lao'er family is afraid that they will starve to death." ”
Another person said: "Yang Jiedu does not care that the small people are not Tang people, and they also divide the fields and give grain, Yang Jiedu must be an almighty Bodhisattva, so that he can save the small people is equal to fire and water." ”
The words of the two resonated with many people, and the rest of the people agreed, a farmer in the field shouted, and when the farmers around heard it, they all rushed over, knelt on the ground, and thanked Yang Lian.
Yang Lian looked at the more and more people around him, and felt a little emotion in his heart, the people are always the purest, as long as you are good to him, he will be good to you.
Yang Lian motioned for everyone to get up, and said in a loud voice: "Fellow villagers, get up." Although the difficulties have been overcome, there are still many things to do, and now the Huaibei group of thieves has a tendency to go south, which may disturb the Quartet at any time. ”
"Yang Jiedu, those Huaibei thieves are the most hateful, Yang Jiedu must destroy them." A farmer said in a loud voice.
The rest of the farmers also said that in fact, there are rumors among the people, but no one is sure until there is no definite news. Now that Yang Jiedu is talking about this, I'm afraid it's true.
Yang Lian nodded, and said in a loud voice: "Fellow villagers, don't worry, although the Huaibei group of thieves is powerful, I don't take it to heart, if they dare to come, they will definitely be caught and killed!" ”
Yang Lian said fiercely, but with the intentions of these farmers, some people immediately echoed loudly, and some even shouted: "Yang Jiedu, we are willing to join the army, protect the family and defend the country, and hope that Yang Jiedu will accept it!" ”
One wanted to join the army, seven or eight people immediately said they wanted to join the army, and even two old men with white hair wanted to join the army.
Yang Lian laughed, in fact, he has always had the idea of establishing a new army, firstly, when Liu Yanzhen was in Haichu and Chu Prefectures, in order to be greedy for military salaries, many soldiers made false reports, a team of ten soldiers, but in fact there were only seven or eight or even less, and these soldiers were not good at work, and many soldiers were even older, which was not enough to protect their families and defend the country.
Second, it is naturally Yang Lian's selfishness, the reason why he wants to go out of Zhenhai and Chu Prefecture is to establish his own power and foundation, if he builds a new army, this loyalty is naturally much higher, and it is very likely to become his own private army.
Seeing that Yang Lian was silent, the farmers shouted one after another, saying that they were not afraid of death and would definitely be a good soldier.
Yang Lian waved his hand to signal everyone to be quiet, and said loudly: "Fellow villagers, you are a soldier, but if you pin your head to the waistband of your trousers, you may lose your life at any time." ”
When the farmer saw that Yang Lian said something interesting, he first laughed, and then said, "Yang Jiedu, I'm not afraid of death." ”
Yang Lian nodded and said: "I already know the intentions of your fellow villagers, I am here to tell you that the government will be conscripted in the next few days, however, I have several conditions for conscription, the only son in the family will not be accepted, and the brothers will not be accepted if they are soldiers, and the rest depends on the physical condition, whether they are strong or not." ”
When the peasants heard this, some of them looked gloomy, and some of them were elated.
Yang Lian said: "Fellow villagers, being a soldier is not a simple matter, the country has national laws, and the army also has rules, if you are a soldier, you must abide by the rules of the army, you must not oppress the people, you must not take the people's property, you must not be a deserter, etc., if you are interested in being a soldier, go to the county seat to see the notice in a few days." ”
The farmers responded, Yang Lian spoke to them for a while, and then took Chen Tie and the others to the north, along the way the farmers were still busy, and occasionally there were caravans passing by, but as the further north, the people became fewer and fewer, the villages became more sparse, and there were more and more castles and guard towers.
Yang Lian raised his hand, pointed ahead, and said, "Let's go, go and have a look." As he spoke, he slapped the war horse, the sound of horses' hooves, got off the official road, and ran to the barren land, which is the border junction, so it is very desolate.
The group galloped on the field, and when they arrived at a small river, Yang Lian saw that there were also fortresses of the Han Kingdom in the distance. Yang Lian did not rashly step across the river, but walked along the river.
After walking seven or eight miles, a fortress appeared in front of everyone, Yang Lian waved his hand and said, "Go over and have a look." ”
This castle was newly built and relatively simple, mainly because Yang Lian had insufficient time at that time, so he could only build some simple fortresses first, as long as it could play an early warning role.
As they approached the fortress, the soldiers of the fortress had spotted them, quickly closed the door, drew their bows and arrows, and gathered at the head of the city, ready to deal with the large group of uninvited guests.
A team of upright soldiers held bows and arrows in their hands and shouted, "Who are you?" Why are you here? ”
Yang Lian looked intently, this was a young team, quite vigilant, Yang Lian shook his head, Zhu Qi rushed up a few steps quickly, and shouted: "The envoy of the Tang Shuntian Festival has inspected here, and you still don't open the city gate?" ”
The team hesitated for a moment, shook his head and said, "You said that Yang Jiedu is here, but there is any physical evidence?" ”
Zhu Qi was furious and was about to shout, Yang Lian patted his horse and walked up, and said with a smile: "I am Yang Lian, do you know me?" ”
The team was staring at Yang Lian carefully, and suddenly threw the bow and arrow in his hand, and said with a fist: "I don't know that Yang Jiedu has arrived, and I hope to forgive my sins." ”
Yang Lian waved his hand and said, "Open the city gate, I want to go in and have a look." ”
"Whoa!" The team said and ran down.
When Yang Lian arrived, the thick wooden door had already opened, and more than a dozen people knelt on both sides and said, "I've seen Yang Jiedu." ”
Yang Lian turned over and dismounted, and said, "Get up." ”
The soldiers all got up, Yang Lian glanced at everyone, and couldn't help shaking his head, among these people, there were actually a few people who were dressed shabby and had patches in many places.
Yang Lian looked at the fortress again, there was a bonfire burning in the fortress, and a clay pot was placed on it, and it was steaming inside.
Yang Lian smiled, walked over to take a look, shook his head, and said, "You usually eat this?" ”
The team nodded and said, "Jie Du envoy, in this weather, there is nothing to eat." ”
Yang Lian glanced around, there were still a few radishes hanging in the fortress, and in addition, there were several clay pots piled up, and he didn't know what was in them.
"Make you thirsty, drink some soup." Team is saying.
Soon, there was a bowl of radish soup in front of Yang Lian, and there was really nothing in it except radish, and you Xingzi couldn't see it.
Yang Lian sighed and took a sip, the taste was not good.
The team lowered their heads, their lips squirmed, and said, "I don't know that the Jiedu envoy has arrived, otherwise I will bring some dried fish." ”
Yang Lian shook his head and said, "I don't blame you for this matter, come, you sit down, let me ask you, can you see things at night?" ”
The team shook his head and said, "If there is no fire, you can't see it, and you can't see it clearly from a distance of seven or eight miles." ”
Yang Lian glanced at the others, and the others also nodded, thinking that they couldn't see it.
Yang Lian understands that this is a finch disease, because the meat eaten is insufficient, so he can't see things clearly at night, and the treatment is to eat more meat, the liver of animals can also be, and the last time to eat soybean food. But these days, it's already a luxury to be able to eat enough and not be hungry, where can you ask for too much?
Seeing that Yang Lian didn't speak, the team was a little frightened in their hearts.
Yang Lian saw his uneasiness, smiled, and said, "Don't be nervous, don't you eat pork?" ”
The team shook their heads and said, "That thing is rare, and I can't afford to eat it." As he spoke, his face turned a little red.
Li Hongji nodded and said, "Erchen knows his mistakes. ”
"Okay, tell me, what's wrong with you?" Li Jun asked, and asked the jailers to retreat, leaving only Gao Ze by his side.
Li Hongji pursed his lips, thought about it carefully, and then said: "Father, the son is jealous of the virtuous, because Yang Lian has taken the credit of Fuzhou, so it is not right to hold a grudge and design to harm him." ”
Li Jun snorted coldly and asked, "Is there anything else?" ”
"Also, Erchen shouldn't have dug up that person's grave and let people steal his bones!" Li Hongji said again.
"You, you, you, really disappointed my father!" Li Yan hated that iron could not be made of steel, and said: "Then when Yang Lian first arrived in Jinling, I sent someone to check, this Yang Lian is from Guanzhong, not that person at all!" Do you really think that your father is an old fool and doesn't know how to tell? ”
"Your heart is good, it is for the foundation of the Tang Dynasty, but you have done something wrong after all, Yang Lian has made a contribution this time, and I haven't had time to reward him, so you framed him as the person from the previous dynasty, don't say that I don't believe it, I'm afraid no one in the entire court will believe it!" If it was really him, how could he have made contributions to the Tang Dynasty several times, and was born and died several times! If you behave like this, it will make the courtiers of the court feel that all the courtiers who have military merits may be framed and may be beheaded at any time! If so, will this Datang still have good ministers to assist? Li said a long list of words to express his anger.
Li Hongji lowered his head in time and said softly: "What my father taught me is that my son is willing to accept the guilt. ”
"How are you going to receive sin? Can't I kill you? Li Xuan said angrily.
Li Hongji hurriedly knelt down and said, "Father, the son knows his mistakes, and he will be conscientious in the future, serve the Tang Dynasty, take Yang Jiedu as an example, open up territory for the Tang Dynasty, and complete the eternal hegemony of the Tang Dynasty!" ”
"Humph!" Li Jun snorted coldly and paced in the prison cell, and after a full quarter of an hour, Li Jun stopped and said, "King Yan, from now on, you will stay in King Yan's mansion and read more poetry and books." ”
Li Hongji was slightly stunned, quickly knelt down, and said categorically: "Erchen remember the teachings of his father!" ”
"Okay, I hope you can do what you say!" As he spoke, Li Jun threw off his robe and walked away slowly.
Li Hongji, the king of Yan, hurriedly said: "The son of the minister sends his father to the emperor." It wasn't until Li Jun disappeared that Li Hongji slowly stood up, clenched his hands into fists, and his father let him study at home, which meant that Runzhou's military power was handed over to others. Most of the year's efforts have come to naught! But as long as the people are still there, everything is still possible!
Li Hongji thought about it and left the prison.
"Okay, I hope you can do what you say!" As he spoke, Li Jun threw off his robe and walked away slowly. "Okay, I hope you can do what you say!" As he spoke, Li Jun threw off his robe and walked away slowly. "Okay, I hope you can do what you say!" As he spoke, Li Jun threw off his robe and walked away slowly. "Okay, I hope you can do what you say!" As he spoke, Li Jun threw off his robe and walked away slowly. "Okay, I hope you can do what you say!" As he spoke, Li Jun threw off his robe and walked away slowly. (To be continued.) )