Although Dou Jiande had surrendered, the matter was still in top secret, except for Yang Yuanqing and a very small number of generals, no one in the Sui army knew that Dou Jiande had surrendered. [.]

The time had reached the twentieth day of the first month, and the Sui Dynasty began to secretly transfer troops from the tenth day of the first month, mobilizing 40,000 jīng rui troops from Feihu Cheng, Jing Cheng, and Hanoi counties to rush to Hejian County, which was the most sharp army of the Sui army, including 30,000 cavalry and 10,000 infantry.

But Yang Yuanqing himself is in Youzhou City, and he is still patiently waiting for news from Luo Shixin, it should be said that Dou Jiande is a key part of his operation.

If Dou Jiande finally surrenders, then it will relieve the worries of the Sui army, and Dou Jiande's army can be used to exterminate Liu Heimin, which can be described as killing two birds with one stone.

But Yang Yuanqing was a little regretful that the conscription in various places could not be completed as planned, he originally planned to raise 150,000 troops, but until the Shangyuan Festival, only more than 100,000 people were recruited, and there was still a gap of 50,000.

Yang Yuanqing also knew that now was the busiest time for chūn cultivation, and it was not the best time to recruit troops, and he didn't want to blame the Taishou county commanders for their poor recruitment.

But the facts are here, he needs 100,000 recruits to guard the counties in Hedong, and 50,000 recruits to guard the counties in Hebei.

It was the shortage of 50,000 troops that forced him to change his plan, from the plan to exterminate Dou Jiande in April in advance to recruit Dou Jiande in advance, and now Yang Yuanqing is patiently waiting for Luo Shixin to accept the news of Dou Jiande's army.

Only when this news is settled, can he have no worries at all.

Yang Yuanqing paced back and forth in the room, and his heart was also a little irritable, according to the time, it should be the news today, it is already afternoon, why is there no news yet? Could it be that something has changed?

At this time, the voice of the eldest son Yang Ning came from the door, "Father! ”

Yang Ning arrived in Youzhou only before yesterday, according to Yang Yuanqing's idea. He hoped that his son could participate in this magnificent war of unification, but of course, his son was too young to go to war. But at least he can be a bystander and witness the battle of reunification, which will be of great benefit to his son's growth

Yang Yuanqing stepped forward with a smile, "What, have you done your homework?" ”

"Back to my father, my homework is done. The boy wanted to go out of town for a walk. Yang Ning respectfully replied to his father's words, his eyes were full of eagerness, hoping that his father would agree.

Yang Yuanqing looked at the dozen or so pro-soldiers behind him, and he was also bored in his heart, so it was better for him to go out of the city for a walk.

"Alright! Daddy goes out for a walk with you. ”

Yang Ning actually went out for a walk alone, always by his father's side, he felt a lot of pressure, but his father also had to follow. He was a little disappointed in his heart, but he didn't dare to disobey, so he lowered his head and whispered, "The child is willing to go out with his father." ”

Yang Yuanqing heard that his son was a little insincere. He patted his son on the shoulder and smiled: "Don't think of Daddy as terrible, Daddy also likes chūn days." ”

He stretched out his hand to his son and looked at him with a smile, Yang Ning bit his lip and took his father's hand.

"Let's go! Feel the chūn days with Daddy. ”

Yang Yuanqing took his son's hand and walked quickly out of the courtyard......

This year's New Year is relatively late, only the tenth day of the first month is the sting, after the sting, everything wakes up, and from south to north gradually enters the chūn cultivation season.

Zhuojun is no exception. After the fifteenth year, the peasants began their annual chūn farming, and Zhuo County was located in the north, with no rice, mainly wheat and corn. Wheat is planted on the chūn day, and after the summer harvest, a season of corn or bean rice is planted.

The wind outside the city is still blowing from the north, but there is a hint of warmth in the cold, you can feel the breath of chūn, the willow trees have given birth to young shoots, and the woods that have been depressed all winter are also smeared with a layer of light greenery, and you can feel the vitality coming from the trees.

Yang Yuanqing took his son Yang Ning to ride out of the south gate under the escort of hundreds of personal soldiers, and outside the south gate is an endless wheat field, where busy farmers can be seen, most of them use horses and oxen to loosen the soil and sow wheat seeds.

Yang Ning rode on a small horse, skillfully steered the horse, and followed his father's side, "Father, when are we going to leave for the south?" ”

"Who told you we're going to the South?" Yang Yuanqing asked lightly.

He turned his head and glanced coldly at the pro-soldiers, and the pro-soldiers suddenly turned pale with fright, going to the south is an absolute secret, and it is not allowed to disclose anything, but they couldn't help but tell the prince.

Yang Ning also found out that his soldiers were afraid, so he asked curiously: "Father, is it a secret to go to the south?" ”

Yang Yuanqing nodded, "This is indeed a major secret, I hope you don't tell anyone." ”

"The child understands that he will never say it."

Yang Yuanqing showed another smile on his face, "We'll leave in a few days." ”

At this time, Yang Yuanqing saw a large group of people in the field in the distance, and the person at the head seemed to be the newcomer Taishou Deng Hao, so Yang Yuanqing smiled at everyone: "Let's go and see." ”

He turned his horse's head and ran towards the field path, and everyone guarded Yang Ning and followed him to the field.

Deng Hao was originally the governor of Yingzhou under Luo Yi, after Yang Yuanqing expelled Luo Yi, he surrendered to the Sui army, was appointed as the governor of Zhuo County, and followed the Taishou Wen Yanbo to implement the Juntian system quite effectively, Wen Yanbo was promoted, and he became the Taishou of Zhuo County.

The people take food as the sky, so since ancient times, agriculture is the most concerned matter of officials at all levels, only when agriculture is stable, can we stabilize grain prices, in order to ensure the payment of taxes, only to win the hearts of the people, coupled with the timely payment of taxes, in order to be favored by the imperial court, to obtain further promotion.

Therefore, local officials attach great importance to agriculture, chūn ploughing the autumn harvest, and they can be seen everywhere, and Deng Hao is no exception, especially when the king of Chu is in Youzhou, he has to behave more actively.

Deng Hao was talking to more than 100 farmers about the difficulties of ploughing in the fields, when an entourage beside him hurriedly said: "Envoy, His Royal Highness the King of Chu has come down." ”

Deng Hao turned his head, and sure enough, he saw a group of cavalry coming from the ridge, and the person led by it was Yang Yuanqing, the king of Chu, so frightened that he hurriedly got up and greeted him.

"See Your Highness!"

Yang Yuanqing turned over and dismounted and said with a smile: "Is Deng Taishou persuading farmers?" ”

Deng Hao scratched his head, and said with some embarrassment: "Where do you need my persuasion, there are three heavy snowfalls in winter, the drought is alleviated, and as soon as the chūn opens, the villagers are crazy, desperately ploughing the fields, and everyone says that this year must be a good harvest." ”

"Yes! After a long drought and snow, everyone's strength has long been sufficient. ”

Yang Yuanqing saw a boundary sign on the edge of the field, so he asked with a smile: "Who belongs to this land?" ”

"Back to Your Highness, this piece of land belongs to Xiao Lao'er."

An old man in his fifties stepped forward and knelt down and said, "Xiaomin Tian Er, knock to see His Royal Highness the King of Chu." ”

At this time, more than 100 surrounding farmers surrounded him, and Yang Yuanqing waved his hand and smiled: "Everyone sit down!" ”

Several personal soldiers stepped forward with a mat, but Yang Yuanqing ordered the mat to be taken away, sat down directly on the ground, and said to everyone: "I lead the troops to fight outside, and I sit on the ground for a long time, and I have long been used to it." ”

Yang Ning hesitated, and was about to sit down against his father, but Yang Yuanqing said to him: "These cultivators are our food and clothing parents, you can bow to them to show respect." ”

Yang Ning hurriedly bowed down and saluted everyone, and Deng Hao said loudly beside him: "Fellow villagers, this young man is the prince of the King of Chu, and we should also return the salute." ”

When more than 100 peasants heard that it was the prince of Chu, they suddenly moved, and they knelt down and kowtowed, "Don't dare to accept the gift of the prince!" “

"Sit down, everybody!"

Yang Yuanqing waved his hand and smiled at everyone, and then asked his son to sit directly beside him, and when everyone sat down in chaos, Yang Yuanqing asked the owner of the land, "How much land has been divided between Mr. Tian's family?" ”

"This time, 80 acres of Yongye field, 60 acres of mouth field, and 20 acres of mulberry and hemp Yongye field were divided."

Yongye Tian refers to the land that can be left to the descendants, and the Koufen Field will be returned to the government after his death, but it is indeed very high to be able to get 160 acres of land in the place close to Youzhou City.

Deng Hao next to him hurriedly explained: "There are still forty acres of military land here, and Tian Laohan's two sons have joined the army. ”

Yang Yuanqing suddenly turned around and smiled at his son Yang Ning: "Speaking of which, what did you think of?" ”

Yang Ning thought for a while and said, "The child is thinking, since the two sons are in the army, who will farm for them?" Can my husband be busy alone? ”

Yang Ning's words caused a burst of laughter, and Deng Hao gave a thumbs up and praised: "The prince is really smart, he can see the key points, in order to relieve the soldiers' worries, Ziwei Pavilion has ordered that all military households without children in the family must be solved by the government to solve the labor problem, like Tian Laohan's two sons are in the army, that is, the government is looking for someone to help him plow the fields." ”

Yang Yuanqing nodded approvingly, although his son has not been in Ziwei Pavilion for a long time, he has made great progress, and he can think of some key issues.

Yang Yuanqing chatted with everyone for a while, listened to everyone's opinions, in fact, everyone is concerned about the issue of taxation, Yang Yuanqing smiled at everyone: "About taxes, you don't have to worry, all dynasties in the early founding of the country, are light and thin, and the people to recuperate, the Sui Dynasty is no exception, as long as the world is unified, the army should be disarmed and returned to the field, there is no military burden, the expenditure of the court is not large, it must be a light tax, encourage childbirth, I can't say how much tax, but I can decide the general direction." ”

Everyone was overjoyed and said: "With His Royal Highness's golden words, we are relieved." ”

At this time, a personal soldier stepped forward quickly, whispered a few words in his ear, Yang Yuanqing was overjoyed, got up and said to everyone: "I have important military affairs, everyone continue to plow the fields, I will go back first." ”

Yang Yuanqing walked quickly to the official road surrounded by all the soldiers, and on the official road, a messenger had been waiting for a long time, and when he saw Yang Yuanqing coming, he immediately knelt down on one knee and said: "General Luo has a military report coming." ”

After speaking, a military report was submitted, Yang Yuanqing took the military report and looked at it, and sure enough, as he thought, Luo Shixin had taken over the 20,000 Qingzhou army, Kong Deshao was appointed as the Taishou of Qi County, Qi Shanxing was appointed as the Taishou of Beihai County, and Dou Jiande had been secretly sent to Qinghe County and left Qingzhou.

What Yang Yuanqing wanted was the last sentence, Dou Jiande left Qingzhou, and he immediately ordered, "Go back to the city to pack your luggage and prepare to go!" ”