Chapter 13: Take Control of Your Own Destiny

After the battle, Hirayama Fort gradually calmed down. After the Liao army withdrew, all the siege equipment was burned on the spot, and the ground was covered with black carbon stains. Refugees set up messy shacks in the clearing. As far as the eye can see, it is a dilapidated picture after being ravaged by war.

He Tengxiao stepped through the ruins, picked up his clothes, and sat down on a blackened stone.

He Fangxiong was finally moved by He Tengxiao's words, and after weighing it, he still accepted the Wu family. However, they were still wary of the Wu people, and only allowed Wu Tingzhen's men to be stationed twenty miles north of Gaizhou.

After Zhang Yuyang counted the remaining inventory of Pingshan Fort, he scolded He Tengxiao for being a loser, and one-third of the He family's firearms inventory was almost wiped out by He Tengxiao in the first battle. He Tengxiao had no concept of firearms in this era, and he beat his chest with regret when Zhang Yuyang said this. He understands the importance of firearms better than anyone else. The Great Zhao Dynasty's manufacturing capacity for firearms was not low, and in the Taizong era, only the Jingshi Military Weapons Supervision could produce 6,000 magic guns a year. Later, due to institutional and management reasons, the 10 firearms that were shipped by the ordnance supervisors in various localities could not be fired. There is no shortage of firearms in Dazhao, but sophisticated and reliable firearms are extremely scarce.

Peng Chaodong, the new governor of Liaodong, in order to link the three states of Liaoxi and Gaifujin, stormed Yingzhou regardless of casualties, and the Liao army had an unstable foothold in Yingzhou, and after holding on for eight days, the city of Yingzhou was broken, and the Qin army marched into Yingzhou City. Yingzhou City became the first city recovered by the Zhao army. The good news reached the imperial court, and the court was excited, and Song Yuren's commendation order for the Qin army was rushed to Liaodong through 800 miles. Peng Chaodong's Qin army gained great fame in Liaodong.

The Liao army began to shrink its defensive line and occupy the hinterland of central Liaoning to confront the Zhao army. The war between the two empires of Zhao and Liao in Liaodong came to an end for the time being.

"This is He Qianhu, come up." Zhang Yuyang was wearing a military uniform of 100 households, and beckoned five people in tattered Confucian shirts to He Tengxiao.

Five scholars dressed in Confucian shirts stepped forward and sang a song to He Tengxiao. Suppressing military force with literature is the basic national policy of the Great Zhao Dynasty, and the concept of emphasizing literature over military force for more than 200 years has been rooted in the hearts of these scholars. The hinterland of central Liaoning fell into the hands of the enemy, and even a big clan like the Wu clan in Liaoyang could not avoid the fate of being displaced, and there were naturally not a few down-and-out literati who fled from their families. If it weren't for the fact that he was forced to make a living, where would He Tengxiao be able to recruit these scholars?

Thousands of refugees are stranded in Pingshan Fort, and if these refugees are not resettled in time, there will be great hidden dangers. He Tengxiao now needs a large number of people, and it is impossible to rely on the more than 300 soldiers under his command to settle here. As for the statistical materials, the things such as statisticians making books are not even more capable of these illiterate big-headed soldiers, and it is rare for military attachés above the number of military attachés in Dazhao to be able to read and hyphenate characters.

"Sit down with gentlemen." He Tengxiao instructed the guards to bring seats to the three scholars, and the five scholars hesitated for a moment, then thanked He Tengxiao and sat down carefully.

After sitting down, the five scholars looked at He Tengxiao in unison, waiting for He Tengxiao to speak. Two of the scholars couldn't help frowning when they saw that He Tengxiao didn't care about the stone being burned black, and directly made it on the stone. A vulgar martial artist is a vulgar martial artist.

"There is no other intention to recruit you, I think you have also seen it, there are thousands of refugees stranded here, refugees need to be resettled, naturally there is no need to make a book, the rules of the imperial court must also know that if you want to receive a stable ration, the book of Dingkou is indispensable. This is a matter for you. He Tengxiao directly explained the intention of recruiting them, "As for your living remuneration, I have already arranged for you, and the Qianhu Mansion has vacated five wings for you." ”

He Tengxiao took out five ingots of silver from his collar and handed them to them. The scholars took the silver ingot, which was an official silver ingot of five taels! As long as five taels of silver are reasonably arranged to provide one of them with food and clothing for a year, these thousands of households are also generous, and the scholars think so, and it is natural for them to have a sense of superiority among the readers.

"But!" He Tengxiao's words changed sharply, and his face sank, "If you can't register all the refugees in two days, I'm not welcome." ”

He Tengxiao's cold expression made the scholars couldn't help but tremble, and a slightly bolder scholar finally mustered up the courage and asked cautiously, "There are four or five thousand refugees here, isn't it too urgent to complete all the registration within two days?" ”

"It takes two days to make a refugee register, and it takes at least five days to go from the Gaizhou Prefecture to the state treasury to release grain, and then to Pingshan Fort, where the grain is transported! Don't delay for a moment! I don't care what method you use, you must complete the registration within two days, I will arrange someone to assist you if there is not enough manpower, I will not see the register in two days, I only ask you! He Tengxiao still had a calm face, it was about the rations of more than 4,000 people, and He Tengxiao categorically would not relax his requirements in this matter.

Several scholars didn't dare to make a sound, and no one dared to continue to reply to He Tengxiao's words, and sang goodbye with interest. When the thinnest scholar got up, He Tengxiao smelled a faint fragrance in the wind, which was the unique smell of the girl. He Tengxiao couldn't help but glance at the scholar a few more times, and caught a glimpse of a few strands of green silk leaked by the scholar outside the Confucian scarf. This scholar was a woman disguised as a man. The scholar felt that He Tengxiao was seeing that his cheeks showed a seductive flush, so he hurriedly pulled up his sleeves to cover his face, turned around and hurried away.

"Four or five thousand people will be registered in two days, and he will be forced to do so." Zhang Yuyang laughed.

"Aren't seven hundred people guarding Pingshan Fort also forced out?" He Tengxiao smiled, without Zhang Yuyang's assistance, it is difficult to say whether he can survive or not. Zhang Yuyang is now one of the few people he can trust, He Tengxiao and Zhang Yuyang joked like old friends, "Don't laugh first, force them, I have to force you." ”

"Push me? Gotcha, gotcha, gotcha, there is something wrong with Lord Qianhu, but it doesn't hurt to order his subordinates. ”

He Tengxiao took out a yellow booklet and handed it to Zhang Yuyang. Zhang Yuyang took it and flipped through it casually, "This is the fish scale book of Pingshan Fort, do you want to fight the idea of Pingshan Fort?" ”

He Tengxiao stood up and patted the ash on his buttocks, "I am now the chief officer of Pingshan Fort, and the acres of Pingshan Fort are naturally at my disposal, why do I want to fight these acres of ideas?" ”

Zhang Yuyang is not a stupid person, and he knows He Tengxiao's mind very well. In this agrarian-oriented era, land was sometimes a more reliable wealth than gold and silver, and people in this era basically used this wealth to buy land after accumulating a certain amount of wealth.

Zhang Yuyang still has some understanding of the situation in Liaodong, and most of the acres of land in Liaodong are the private property of powerful military officials. As far as he knew, there were as many as 6,000 acres of land registered in Pingshan Fort, and seventy or eighty percent of these 6,000 mu of cultivated land were the private property controlled by He Shifa, a thousand households in front of Pingshan Fort, and of course, there were some hidden and unreported acres, and these acres were naturally also He Shifa's private property. It's just that He Shi found that he was missing, so He Tengxiao checked the acres of Pingshan Fort, what should he do when He Shi sent it back? He Shifa is also a member of the He clan, how will it end if there is a disturbance at that time?

"It's just that there is no news about the old owners of these acres, is it a little inappropriate for us to take stock of these acres without authorization?" Zhang Yuyang still has some scruples, He Shifa's status in the clan is not high, but it is definitely not low, otherwise it will never be his turn to do the fat difference of Pingshan Fort Qianhu.

"According to the law of the Great Zhao Army, deserters are eligible for these lands again?" He Tengxiao knew what Zhang Yuyang was afraid of, and said to him, "You can let go and check these lands, and I will take care of the rest." If I don't check these lands and eat the food stockpiles, what will I do to feed these refugees? Rely on the He family and the imperial court to receive food? "In this era, land is the most tangible resource, and whoever controls the land controls his destiny. If He Tengxiao wants to achieve a certain independent status in the He family, he must control the land of Pingshan Fort. In the past ten years, the imperial court has been indebted to the soldiers in border towns for many years, and it is unrealistic to rely on the imperial court to allocate salaries and pay food. The He family would have provided Pingshan Fort with food, but he had been estranged from the He family for a long time, and the He family was still wary of him, and the food and salary allocated to him by the He family would naturally not be sufficient.

Zhang Yuyang was silent.

He Tengxiao approached and patted Zhang Yuyang's thick shoulder, "Whoever controls the land controls his own destiny, you let it go." ”

Whoever controls the land controls his own destiny, Zhang Yuyang muttered. looked at He Tengxiao, who was resolute and resolute, thoughtfully. Chao He Tengxiao hugged his fist, stuffed the fish scale book into his arms and retreated.

After Zhang Yuyang left, Ling Feng was the only one left by He Tengxiao's side. He Tengxiao turned his head sideways and smiled at Ling Feng, "You can't be idle." ”

Ling Feng was the first person He Tengxiao met after coming to this time and space, and he was able to successfully escape all the way from the hellish slaughterhouse in Yingzhou to Pingshan Fort, and Ling Feng contributed a lot. After He Tengxiao was promoted to Pingshan Fort Thousand Households, Ling Feng still served as He Tengxiao's adjutant as always, serving as the right thousand households of Pingshan Fort.

"If the third master has any orders, just say it." Ling Feng was very crisp.

He Tengxiao turned his gaze to the refugee camp and walked towards the refugee camp, "Do you remember what we encountered with the horse bandits at the Land Temple?" ”

"How can you not remember." Ling Feng said, "Fortunately, the little third master reacted quickly, and we were lucky enough to escape." ”

He Tengxiao nodded, it was indeed a fluke that he was able to successfully escape that time, "Now there are four or five thousand refugees stranded in Pingshan Fort, and the situation is more complicated than what we encountered in the Land Temple. ”

"The little third master is worried that some horse bandits will blend into the refugees and fish in the waters? No matter how bold the horse bandits are, they will not directly make trouble at the side of the barracks. Ling Feng asked.

"My resignation hasn't come down yet, if something goes wrong at this juncture, He Fangxiong has no confidence in me and can remove me from my position as a thousand households in Pingshan Fort at any time." He Tengxiao said, "We had better take precautions and settle the refugees as soon as possible after the register is created." ”

Ling Feng thought to himself that He Tengxiao had thought about things very carefully, but Ling Feng had not thought of the problem of civil unrest among the refugees. Da Zhao is particularly sensitive to the issue of civil unrest, if there is really a civil unrest, He Fangxiong is likely to remove He Tengxiao from the post of Qianhu and replace him with a child of the He family who he trusts more to take over the Qianhu of Pingshanbao.

"It's still the little third master who has thought it through." Ling Feng took over this matter, "Ling Feng is a rough person, the resettlement of refugees is the top priority now, and Ling Feng can't help much, so leave the matter of the safety of the refugees to me." ”

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