There were few weeds left on the walls, and flags were fluttering in the wind. The once blocked gates have also been simply repaired, guarded by Ming soldiers, and although there are few pedestrians, they have been greatly improved from the lifeless atmosphere of a month ago.

A lot of wasteland outside the city has been reclaimed, but the new fields in the south of the city are like islands in the wasteland ocean, one here and one there, and there are no houses next to the fields, most of them are grass sheds standing on the ground. And farther away, there are sentry towers, faintly forming a fence.

One reason is that there are too many houses in the city, and there is no need to spend more effort to build them, and they all work hard to reclaim wasteland and enjoy preferential policies; Another reason is the security problem, Chengdu is uninhabited and wild beasts are rampant, although there are Ming troops on duty in the sentry tower to protect, but it will be safer in the city, and it is worth walking more.

This year is just the beginning, and a family, or a person, will definitely not be able to reclaim the land approved by the government and enjoy preferential policies in such a short period of time. But in their hearts, the wasteland outside the fields that had been cultivated was also their territory, and they did not want to be occupied by others.

Therefore, the immigrants chose to reclaim land a little further away from others, and then gradually expanded so that they could incorporate more and more concentrated land under their name.

The north of the city is a new land that is connected into a piece, neatly advancing outward, which is naturally reclaimed by the military tun. Unlike the military households in the past, soldiers are still soldiers, and reclamation is not in vain, and it is counted as military merit according to the number of acres reclaimed. In this way, the enthusiasm of the soldiers can be mobilized to the greatest extent, and they can retire early after completing their military achievements. You will be able to choose from these fields that have been cultivated, and you will be able to put them in your own name.

Gao Wengui, the Duke of Changguo, returned to the original Sichuan Governor Yamen with his own soldiers, where the generals and officials in the city worked, and the family members of the prefect Yang Mingzhi and Gao Wengui lived in the backyard. There are too few people, living together is more lively, and the wives of the two families get along very well.

Before he could enter the door, Gao Wengui saw a mule cart also parked in front of the yamen, which was the car of the prefect Yang Mingzhi, and it was his attendant who drove the car.

"Guogong is back." Yang Mingzhi got off the mule cart and greeted Gao Wengui, and asked with a smile: "Is the tiger that hurting people fighting?" The tiger skin chair is very majestic! ”

Shoes are covered in mud. The hem of his clothes was also splashed with mud, and his face was much darker than when he first came, but Gao Wengui did not look down on Yang Mingzhi. Although he is a national prince, if it comes to the future of development, Yang Mingzhi is likely to be higher than himself in the future. Now it's bitter. Tired is working hard for the future. Sichuan is in ruins. But it's a good place for them to show their talents. Moreover, His Royal Highness Min likes down-to-earth and hard-working officials, and he will not hesitate to promote rewards, and Zong Shouyi, who has been promoted to the governor of the two provinces of Hemei and Meek, is a good example.

"The brute was wounded by a musket, and must have fled, but today he found nothing." Gao Wengui shook his head. waited for Yang Mingzhi, and then entered the yamen with him, and asked casually: "Lord Yang came back early today!" ”

"A messenger came, saying that a new group of immigrants was coming. I hurried back to make arrangements. Yang Mingzhi slowed down slightly, allowing Gao Wengui to take half a step ahead as a sign of respect.

The route from Jiading to Chengdu has been opened, but for the time being, it is all dependent on the water transportation of the Minjiang River, and it is quite fast to go to Chengdu by taking the Funan River. As for land transportation, it is still necessary to open up the road after there are enough personnel, money and food.

"If I don't have enough men, I can send soldiers to help." Gao Wengui nodded, a batch of immigrants and a batch of supplies, and then they had to continue to supply until the immigrants could be self-sufficient, but this half year was the most difficult period, and the pressure faced by the Yunnan Provincial Government thousands of miles away can be imagined.

"If you need it, you naturally have to ask Guogong for help." Yang Mingzhi stopped, arched his hand, and walked towards the row of houses on the left.

Although the bureaucracy of Chengdu Prefecture is pitifully simple, the shelves still have to be propped up. In the current Chengdu, the difference between the military and the civilian is very small. Soldiers stand guard, patrol, train, and cultivate; As for the common people, they are mainly cultivated and colonized, but they also have to receive regular military training and are organized into village warriors who are responsible for maintaining law and order.

Gao Wengui, the Duke of Changguo, returned to the back house and did not rest for a while, and Yang Mingzhi sent someone to invite him. When he came to the official office, Yang Mingzhi handed over the letter with a smile, which seemed to be good news.

"This-" Gao Wengui read the letter, was stunned for a moment, then grinned, and then looked solemn, bowed, and said solemnly: "Your Highness's words are nine pins, and I thank the soldiers from afar." ”

Yang Mingzhi also hurriedly bowed his hand, said "Your Highness is wise", and said with a smile after getting up: "In this way, the army's morale can be stabilized, morale can be drummed, and after passing through Sichuan, great things can be accomplished." ”

Gao Wengui felt that things were not so easy, but it was not appropriate to say frustrating words at this time, so he nodded again and again, and said with a smile: "When I go and send some steady soldiers to meet me, don't be frightened by those reckless guys." ”

"That's exactly how it should be. How about the official then send someone to clean up the house and let them live in the north of the city? The fields in the military camp -- "Yang Mingzhi consulted Gao Wengui's opinion.

"Lord Yang rest assured, all the fields in Juntun will be given up, and those guys who want to be daughters-in-law and can't sleep are also happy." Gao Wengui waved his hand and turned away with a burst of laughter.

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Hong Ya, the city of heaven.

History: Liu Wenxiu, the king of Shu, from Jian, Li out of Yazhou, to Hongya Yuqiuping, repairing the king's city marshal's mansion, the palace is magnificent, and the people are injured and wealthy. Tens of thousands of troops commanded, and they did not dare to celebrate Chengdu, but came to Yuqiuping to be the marshal's mansion, so that all the divisions and gentlemen in Shu came to congratulate them......

The matter is divided into two sides, Liu Wenxiu, the king of Shu, built a "palace" and barracks in Hongya, and contacted "Shu Zhongsi and gentlemen", with the aim of establishing the prestige of the Yongli court among the remaining people in Sichuan, and at the same time starting to develop production in Tuntian. Moreover, he also had practical considerations at that time when he stopped at Hongya.

First of all, Liu Wenxiu's station after entering Sichuan could not be too far away from Yunnan, lest Sun Kewang would be unable to rescue once he turned against introverted; secondly, when he led a large army into Sichuan, he had to choose an area where social production was less damaged and could basically solve the problem of food and salary on the spot; Third, only on the premise that the foothold has been decided and there are no worries about the future, can we gradually advance to Chengdu and Chongqing.

It's a pity that the time left for Liu Wenxiu, the king of Shu, was too short, Sun Kewang rebelled, he was ordered to leave Sichuan and enter Yunnan, and then was relieved of military power by Li Dingguo, and never returned to Sichuan.

“…… Yongli ten years, the age is in Bingshen...... Yu Bingyue specializes in conquest and cuts Tong Shu soil, which is the fundamental place. During the period of land and water separation, the force was restored to Shaanxi and Henan, and the Central Plains was slightly determined...... Although the soldiers and the people are different, the family is in love, and they want to fight outside, and they first settle the inner will. Those who hate the same enemy and have no worries will move forward with a hundred times more morale. Those who think that the fundamental plan is to govern the country and govern the family first. Since then, he has driven the Northern Expedition, smashed the Yellow Dragon, played the skin gong to paint the Lin Pavilion, and expected to take care of the ...... with the soldiers."

Li Dingguo, the king of Jin, raised his head again, looked at the "Natural Monument" written on the wall, and regretted that his deceased brother Liu Wenxiu, the king of Shu, died first because of his ambition, and he also felt more wrong.

Although he was also eager to forge ahead in his heart, but in his situation, Li Dingguo knew that Zhu Yongxing said that the business was greater than the war, and the reason why Liu Wenxiu, the king of Shu, stopped here in the face of criticism. The biggest enemy was not the Qing army that was shrinking around Chongqing, but the grain and grass needed to advance in the sparsely populated territory of Sichuan.

If you want to speed up the operation, the first choice is not the slightly remote place of Yazhou, but the Chengdu Plain. The terrain is flat, the river network is vertical and horizontal, the products are abundant, and the water system is developed, and it has the reputation of "the land of abundance" since ancient times. As long as the initial supply of grain and grass can be supplied, the cultivated wasteland there will be able to produce grain in the first year, and there will be no need to reach out to the government according to the calculation of two crops a year.

Of course, it is indeed risky to jump from Yazhou to Chengdu and be completely connected by water, and to guard against the Qing army from attacking again. But taking the whole Kawanaka shape shì, this risk is worth taking, and there are countermeasures.

Li Guoying's army was defeated in Yazhou, and he died in Jiading Mansion, and the strength of the Qing army in central Sichuan suffered great losses, and most of them withdrew to Chongqing and came under the command of Gao Mingzhan. There were not many Qing troops in Chengdu, and when they saw the Ming army led by Gao Wengui coming, they abandoned the city and withdrew from Deyang and Mianyang to Jiangyou.

In northern Sichuan, the Qing soldiers were entrenched for the longest time, and the people suffered particularly badly. And the door is not opened, the throat of Shu is still stalked, Baoning used to be called a remote land, now only this line of sheep intestines, actually made three Ba Kongdao, not only to supply the Qing army in Chongqing, it is naturally difficult to station a large number of troops in the withered northern Sichuan.

Hao Yu, the governor of Sichuan, also advocated collecting the Chengdu Plain to reclaim the barren tuntian and use Shu grain to feed the Shu soldiers, but in addition to ensuring local stability, the reclamation of the barren tuntian also needed to invest a large amount of grain, seeds, ploughing cattle, and farm tools as the foundation of the tuntian. Without the financial support of the Qing government, the idea of cultivating farmland eventually became a picture to satisfy hunger.

Therefore, the Qing army that was able to attack Chengdu was not those symbolic small garrisons in northern Sichuan, but the Qing army in Guangyuan, a major place bordering Qin and Shu. Regardless of whether the grain and grass to Baoning or Chongqing were transported, the Qing army loaded ships in Guangyuan and then transported them downstream to the front.

If Chengdu is attacked, the Qing army will definitely start from Guangyuan, go straight to Jiange along the Jialing River, abandon the ship at Jiange and change to land, take the Shu Road from Jiangge to Jiangyou, and then go to Mianzhu and break into the western Sichuan Plain. In the short term, if the Qing army wants to counterattack Chengdu, it will be difficult to carry out it in terms of troops and materials. Yazhou is not far from Chengdu, and the waterway is unimpeded, whether it is to transfer materials or send reinforcements, it is faster and more convenient than the Qing army.

…………… (To be continued......)