Before the crossing, Zhang was a city dweller, who had not spent a few days in the countryside, and knew nothing about agricultural production. Through some online debates, he knew that grains such as sweet potatoes and potatoes could feed an exponential population, creating the so-called "prosperous Kangqian era". However, in the era of the late Han Dynasty, most of the crops that were familiar to the later generations were still distributed in their places of origin!

Unable to improve agriculture in terms of technology, Zhang had to resort to the ancient methods that proved to be the most effective in this era to increase food production. That is: land reclamation, irrigation.

If there is no sufficient water source for irrigation, the yield of a farmland can be one or two times worse. Although the Yellow River and several tributaries flow through Bingzhou, due to the topography, many places are difficult to be irrigated by farmers, even if they are close to the Yellow River.

In addition to the bottom of a series of basins in Shangdang and Taiyuan, which are very suitable for watered field planting, the place that can be favored by Zhang Qiang and suitable for agricultural production is the Hetao area where Wuyuan and Shuofang are located.

As for the restoration of the Hetao area and the tuntian, Zhang Qi had already begun to work on it two years ago. Today, more than 100,000 displaced people have been resettled in the Shuofang area and replanted on the land that had been abandoned for several years. Even if the time is still short, and the amount of fertile land that has been restored is not large, the output of these immigrants is enough to supply the military rations needed by the nearby "Zhenbei Battalion".

However, for the arrogance who is determined to dominate the world, it is far from enough to provide for the hundreds of thousands of people in Tuntian, as well as the military food supply for a "Zhenbei Battalion"!

To know. In the heyday of the Han Dynasty, there were no less than one million soldiers and civilians in Tuntian in the Hetao area. Even a part of the grain produced there every year can be transferred south to supply the needs of the Beijing Division. If Zhang Qi wants to take a favorable lead in the future princes' struggle for hegemony, he needs to provide a steady stream of food supplies from the Hetao area. Therefore, 100,000 people are far from being able to meet the arrogant demand for food.

Zhang's expectation for the Hetao is to reach 500,000 people in Tuntian. With an ample population. And so it goes. Even if you count the manpower required to transport grain from the Hetao to thousands of miles away, it can still provide sufficient military rations for more than 20,000 troops. This is a great convenience for the arrogant and large-scale deployment of troops.

In the Tuntian area around Shuofang in the Hetao, there are two major problems that need to be solved. The first is security. Because of the succumbing of the feast. It's not a big problem anymore. The second is the issue of recruiting displaced people. At this time. Dong Zhuo was very cooperative in moving the capital in Sili. Countless people in Luoyang have been displaced, which is just the right time for the state to recruit. Otherwise, it will be known as the "land of bitter cold". Not many people will come.

Since Dong Zhuo moved the capital, in the past few months, more than 30,000 civilians who hated Dong Zhuo's tyranny have dragged their families north to cross the Yellow River and enter the border of Bingzhou. Because these people came in time and came smoothly, Zhang Qiang wanted to write a letter of thanks to Dong Zhuo and sent it.

In addition to this, Zhang Qiang also ordered the issuance of military orders for forced immigration. However, during the Tai Marching Army's attack on Taiyuan, those who dared to take an open hostile stance and were strong and strong, Zhang Qiang would break up their troops and place them in the Hetao area. As a result, Shuofang and Wuyuan and the two counties received tens of thousands of migrants, which also made Zhang Qi's rule in Bingzhou much more solid.

What if someone resists?

The army in the hands of insolence is not vegetarian.

In addition to the poor people in Bingzhou who were moved by Zhang Qiao's announcement that "if you move to Shuofang, one person can get 100 acres of land", Zhang Qi predicts that in a year, the number of people in Hetao's Tuntian will exceed the 200,000 mark.

At that time, if nothing else, there should be no major problem with the state's food self-sufficiency. This is very important for the strategic security of the entire state.

Zhang Qi was busy, from April to September. As a result, he will inevitably not be able to take care of his home. Except for the occasional night back to sleep, there is no shadow of arrogance at other times. Although the wives and concubines in the family are all gentle and virtuous women, they have not been ignored by insolence for half a year, so naturally they can't help but complain in their hearts.

So, there was such a day, Zhang Madness was working in the office of the Thorn History Temple, and suddenly there was a gust of incense around him. When he looked up, it was his wife Zhao Yu and his concubine Guo Fu who arrived together.

"Ah Yu, what's the matter?"

Zhao Yu is a sensible and well-behaved wife, if there is nothing important, he will never run to the arrogant office for no reason. What's more, Zhao Yu is also followed by a Miss Guo. As a concubine, if there is not enough reason, it is impossible for Guo Fu to run around at will.

Hearing the arrogant inquiry, Zhao Yu had a pretty face that seemed to be smiling. She didn't talk to Zhang Qiang, but turned around and asked Guo Fulai:

"Sister, my husband rested in your room last night. Are you so happy that you have forgotten about Ah Yes? ”

Guo Fu obviously had a tacit understanding with Zhao Yu, so he replied:

"Sister, how dare you forget? When washing the old man's feet, what he said was clear. It's just that the old man seemed to be thinking about things at that time, I don't know if I listened to it? ”

Hearing this, Zhang Qiang didn't know where he must have forgotten something important. It's just that these days, he has been concentrating on the affairs of the state, and he doesn't care about the affairs of the family at all, and he entrusts it all to his wife Zhao Yu.

"Yes...... Yes! Could it be that she is going to give birth? ”

"Well, sir, you can remember!"

Zhang Qiang's face was sweating profusely, knowing that what he had done in this matter was not authentic enough, it was no wonder that the women had all killed the Assassin Temple.

"Ah, I'll go back, I'll go back!"

This is Ah yes's firstborn. At the end of the Han Dynasty, due to the imperfection of the medical system, a woman giving birth to a child was like passing through a ghost gate. I don't know how many pregnant women died in childbirth.

Similarly, the survival rate of newborns is low. In ordinary people's families, newborns who can live to the age of seven or eight are afraid that less than half of the total number is missing. Even if it is a high-ranking family, this proportion is not much higher.

Fortunately, the children before the insolence survived smoothly, there was nothing wrong with them, and they were healthy. This incident undoubtedly added some credibility to the arrogant identity of the "Heavenly Master".

In addition, there are rumors that the reason why the insolent wife can give birth smoothly is because when they give birth, they are protected by the "heavenly master" of the insolent man, so they can give birth smoothly without hindrance.

With such rumors, an arrogant woman naturally wants her husband to wait by her side when she gives birth. Not only that, if it weren't for the noble status of the arrogance, I am afraid that many people would want to ask the insolence to sit down when they give birth.

Riding a fast horse, he arrogantly escorted his wife and concubine's cart back to the official residence. In fact, Zhao Yu and Guo Fu are both able to ride horses, but as the daughters of the dignified Han Assassin History, according to the etiquette, they had to sit honestly in the bumpy car. Fortunately, the distance between the two places is not far, and it is only a matter of moments.

In fact, the return of insolence to the house did not help the production of the concubine. However, as soon as his figure appeared in the courtyard, all the family members immediately put their hearts back in their stomachs. And Ah Yes also lived up to expectations, not long after Zhang Mad came back, the news of a smooth birth came out.

"Congratulations to the Heavenly Master, congratulations to the Heavenly Master, it's a son!"

"Oh, it's a son."

At home, the arrogant women are also well known. To his eldest son, insolence usually does not have a very good expression. But for his eldest daughter, Zhang Qiang was repeatedly told by Zhao Yu that he should not be too doting.

However, in the eyes of others, the son is much stronger than the daughter. As the head of a big force, although Zhang Qi already has an eldest son, it is not insurance in this era of rampant epidemics. Having more sons and having more insurance is the angle from which arrogant subordinates consider problems.

"Congratulations to the Heavenly Master \ Thorn History, happy to have a noble son!"

Hearing the news of the arrogant son, the servants and attendants in the courtyard immediately congratulated in unison.

"Huh! Thanks, thanks! ”

In fact, no matter what the wives and concubines are, they are equally happy. In later life, due to policy constraints, he had only one child. Now back to ancient times when there were no restrictions, Zhang Crazy wanted to give birth to a few, which can be regarded as a small benefit.

"My lord! Exultation! Yanmen has been surrendered! It's a double blessing! ”

Wei Xiao, who trotted in from outside, sent a good news in a timely manner. got a son and a land, so that the arrogance couldn't help but laugh out loud.

"Congratulations to the Heavenly Master\ Thorn History, double happiness is coming!"

The people in the courtyard were all happy. They are all arrogant cronies, etc., and the stronger the arrogant forces, the brighter their prospects will become. Especially Pan Yin, the head of the family, couldn't close his mouth with a smile.

Since Pan Yin fled from Luoyang Palace City with a few cronies and eunuchs with Bao Out, he thought that he could only find a place to survive in this life. Unexpectedly, the arrogance of his defection this time suddenly showed strong development potential.

Now, not only is Bao Chu, who came with him, valued by Insolence, especially in front of 10,000 people, and was turned into a strong person of "10,000 enemies", but even Pan Yin, a eunuch with a bad reputation, was also particularly trusted by Insolence and became the general manager of the insolent house.

If Zhang Yan can go to the next level on the basis of today, Pan Yin's status may not be under the original position of "Da Changqiu"!

The news that Zhang Qiang got his second son, although it was not widely circulated, also attracted the attention of people with hearts. For example, after Dong Zhuo's subordinate Jia Xu, the "captain of the school", noticed the news, he wrote to Dong Zhuo, reminding the imperial court that the imperial court relocated to Chang'an should send envoys to congratulate him, so as to strengthen the imperial court's ties with Zhang Qiao, a political ally.

After Dong Zhuo got this suggestion, he discussed it with his son-in-law Li Ru, and felt that the idea was good, to say the least it was beneficial and harmless, so he sent the proposer Jia Xu to congratulate Zhang Yan as a speaker. (To be continued......)