Chapter 402: A New Beginning
"So, there is plenty of food."
Uncle Zheng and the blind man sat face to face.
Not far away, on the carpet made of maps, Tian Tian was playing with Magic Pill.
The blind man nodded and said, "Yes, Lord, this winter, our food can be supplied, at least, it can ensure that there is a high probability that no one will starve to death." ”
The agricultural production of the Snow Customs has always been grasped by the blind.
In this world, there are already crops such as potatoes and sweet potatoes, but the yield per mu is not very high, and hybrid rice or something is not visible.
but
You have to admire a person's dedication to one thing,
That's ......... Blind.
As early as when he was in Hutou City, he had collected seeds from caravans for many crops.
Then, cultivate and screen the planting on a small scale yourself.
The kind of potatoes and sweet potatoes with high yield per mu have been planted in Shengle City, but they have not been vigorously promoted, and they are deliberately kept secret by blind people.
After entering the Snow Customs, the soldiers and civilians of the Snow Customs began to grow these crops on a large scale under the leadership of the blind man.
Since ancient times, population has been an extremely valuable resource;
But the problem is that the first factor that supports the population is food.
When food is scarce, the overpopulation often becomes a displacement, becoming a flood that threatens the rule.
But......
Uncle Zheng looked at the plate of mashed potatoes in front of him,
The brow furrowed.
Picked up the spoon and took a bite into his mouth.
Inside, there should be a little salt;
Taste sand cotton,
You want to say it's unpalatable,
Not really,
But it really doesn't taste good.
"Tsk, it's not delicious." Uncle Zheng said.
The blind man nodded and said, "But these can make the people survive this winter." ”
So
The long winter that follows and the spring and summer of next year,
The people of the land of the east of Jin,
Three meals a day, that is, mashed potatoes or sweet potato paste.
The blind man added: "Carry this season, it will be much better, our new workshop will be established, trade will resume again, in addition, the land of Jindong, no matter how crazy we are to absorb the displaced people, it will be difficult to change the current pattern of many people and few people, so as long as we organize next year's spring ploughing."
Everything, it will be fine.
hard days,
is temporary,
Besides,
For many people, they can drink mushy and all-you-can-eat at every meal in winter, and it is better to go over and eat the Guanyin soil. ”
"Pay attention to the treatment of the bidders." Zheng Fan said.
"At this point, the Lord can rest assured that he will treat it differently."
"Hmm."
"By the way, Lord, there is one more thing, our original military system should be changed."
Some people will come up, some people will come in, and some people may stand still, but in fact, standing still means a kind of regression in itself.
"Regarding the military restructuring, when Ah Cheng is here, you and Ah Cheng will discuss it carefully, take out a note and show it to me."
"Yes, Lord."
"Is there anything else?" Zheng Fan asked.
"The Fan family sent a letter from the family, saying that they plan to send some people from their clan to come to us to work for us, and those people should be talents in management and commerce.
The subordinates felt that Fan Zhengwen's move should not have been discussed with the six princes.
He may think that this will bring us closer, but some of his hands are too long. ”
before
When everyone struggles barefoot together,
Hello, hello, everyone, I am a close comrade-in-arms.
Now
Uncle Zheng is developed,
Although he won't lift his pants ruthlessly and turn his face and don't recognize people,
But if you want to say that you are mixing oil with Ji Lao Liu, it is impossible.
Behind Zheng Fan, there is also an emerging interest group, no, to be exact, a military group.
My own porridge is not enough, how can I run to help others?
Fan Zhengwen may think that everyone is the "Six Masters Party" anyway, which is nothing;
But in fact,
Uncle Zheng now wants to do a little bit of raw,
Or rather,
Fan Zhengwen didn't expect it,
Uncle Zheng has been thinking about the plan of "rebellion" for a long time.
"What do you think?" Zheng Fan asked.
"The subordinates feel that the ability of the Fan family is beyond doubt, and now is the time to use people, they can use it, just like the people who treated the Wen family at the beginning, use it first, then condition, and put the meat in the bowl first, so that it has a chance to rot."
"You can do it."
"Yes, Lord."
Zheng Fan stood up,
Stretched,
Pointing to the mashed potatoes,
Road:
"I don't know how to make it delicious."
"Lord, you said you want to taste what the people will eat for the winter."
"Okay, okay, my fault, my fault."
Uncle Zheng walked to the map,
Looking at the day when I was having fun there,
Seeing that he had climbed across the Wangjiang River, he was almost at Litian City,
Uncle Zheng immediately shouted:
"Don't climb there, you haven't hit it yet."
………
"Xianggong, how's it going?"
Xiong Liqing asked while pouring tea on the side.
Uncle Zheng was reading the letter written by Xiong Liqing,
said that it was a letter from home,
But the princess wrote very formally;
Divided into three parts,
Part of it was for his imperial brother, that is, for the court of Chu;
Part of it is for his own mother, that is, the queen mother of the current Chu State;
The last part is for the people of Da Chu.
Tell the truth,
The pattern embodied in this family letter cannot be underestimated.
But Uncle Zheng still shook his head,
Road;
"It's so solemn."
When Xiong Lijing heard this, she bit her lip lightly, she had put a lot of effort into the past few days, and even did not hesitate to give up her husband to Liu Ruqing for several days.
Zheng Fan took the teacup and took a sip,
Road;
"If it were me before, I would probably write the same as you."
"Then how will the current Xianggong be written?"
"Actually, sometimes the necessary process still has to be taken, even if it is useless, even if it is flashy, even if it will be taken to polish the soles of shoes immediately after it is read, but it is essential.
But then, I slowly realized that the same thing, the same process, can be done more beautifully, and in comparison, it will become slightly more useful than completely useless. ”
"Please also ask the prime minister to explain people's doubts."
"I know what you want to say, and I know that you have ambitions in your heart, well, don't worry, you know, I have some interests in my own women, and I have never been averse.
It's just that, in terms of pattern, big must be big, but it can't lose fineness.
I think that there is another part to add to this, and this part is the real finishing touch. ”
"Add a part, to whom?"
"To the Fan family, and also to the Qu family."
"The concubine of the Fan family can understand, to the Qu family?"
"The Fan family has been our ally since the beginning of the morning, it goes without saying, Qu family, Qu Peiluo is still staying in Zhennan Pass, and when I led the army to loot those noble fiefdoms, I also deliberately let Qu family go.
Therefore, Qu's current position is actually very embarrassing.
At present, except for a small number of troops stationed in Mengshan to help the Fan family maintain the situation, most of the rest of the army has basically recovered Shanggu County.
Even, many soldiers and horses who returned from entering the customs have already returned to their stations.
Although Qu Peiluo is in my hands, Qu is not Qu Peiluo's Qu alone, and the surrender of the Qingluan Army on the battlefield has become a stain that Qu cannot wash away.
I deliberately gave Qu Shi dignity again, so to speak, so that Qu Shi is not a human being inside and out.
At this time, you can come forward and give the Qu family a legal support as the princess of Da Chu.
At least, let Qu Shi feel that he did not betray Da Chu, and at the same time, turn the battle of Yan Chu into a matter of me, Da Chu's son-in-law and eldest brother's family;
In fact, it was originally a matter of my own family, but my sister-in-law worked tirelessly to help my eldest brother fight the aristocratic forces in the country and strengthen the centralization of power, which can be seen clearly by anyone with a discerning eye.
The Fan family is a nail in my Dayan in Mengshan, and the Qu family is a bargaining chip that I want to support next, what your imperial brother will do next is to take advantage of my departure and the Yan army to leave, and in one fell swoop to pick up the Thai semi-domestic aristocratic forces.
And those nobles, although their vitality is greatly damaged, although the ancestral graves have been dug up, but the hundred-legged insects are dead and not stiff, they can still jump a few times, and it is best to let them all gather around the Qu family. ”
"Does this work?" The princess hesitated a little and said, "With my imperial brother's methods, it is impossible for the current Qu clan to be able to stop the imperial brother at all." ”
"So I will put back more than half of the Qingluan Army, and under appropriate circumstances, I can even put Qu Peiluo back to support the banner;
Anyway, Qu Peiluo has been helping me all the time, and I have to help him repay the favor, right?
Besides,
I don't expect those nobles who have lost their vitality to make any waves, and it is also cost-effective to slow down your imperial brother's pace a little and let me take a few more breaths here.
even
Even if it's just disgusting your imperial brother, I'm happy to see it. ”
"Yes, Xianggong, the concubine understands."
"Well, good, you've worked hard."
"It's rare to be able to help Xianggong, it's not hard."
"Pay attention to your body, this time I came back and obviously found that you are thinner than at the beginning, you are still a little fatter and better-looking, eat a little more, and raise it back."
"Okay, Xianggong."
The princess is very obedient,
Uncle Zheng is very satisfied.
During these days,
Uncle Zheng met with some local leaders, beating, picking up, co-opting, and giving grace, a set of combination punches down, prescribing the right medicine, and the effect was still very good.
In fact, when your strength and prestige reach a certain level, the so-called means are really just a process.
As for the condolences to the local soldiers and civilians, such as the celebration ceremony or something, Uncle Zheng didn't do it.
Because, the main force of the snow customs is still there at Zhennanguan at this time,
I took the opportunity to desert and come back to repair a little vacation this time.
again
These things,
After waiting for his own reward to be lowered, and the title on his head has changed from an uncle to a marquis, he will have any military and civilian fun and inspect various places, and when the time comes, he will get twice the result with half the effort.
This is one side, the other side, Uncle Zheng is waiting for Siniang to come back, and the blind man is ready to set off to take over.
You can make soy sauce every day,
Uncle Zheng also thought that it was time to have a child of his own.
In fact, there was originally this plan, but it was delayed by the war.
Right now
It's like fighting hard when you're young,
Finally spelled out a set of down payment, that is, the land of Jindong,
Next
It's time to live your own little life.
It's just that
To Uncle Zheng's surprise,
He didn't wait for Siniang to come back, but waited for the royal order from Fengxincheng.
Wang ordered himself to return to Fengxin City as soon as possible.
Whether it is the prince's personal soldiers who came to convey the king's decree or the snow sea knight who was sent by Siniang to come over,
was very direct and honest to tell Uncle Zheng what was other than the royal order:
The reward of the imperial court has come down!
This is much faster than Uncle Zheng expected.
The reason why Uncle Zheng dared to go home to rest in a hurry was that he thought that the reward of the imperial court could not come down so quickly.
But the imperial court can be described as extremely efficient in this matter.
But
Uncle Zheng felt that maybe the real large-scale batch reward, that is, the reward for the whole army, should still be in the future, and his own share was advanced.
In this, of course, there are reasons why he made the greatest contribution in the battle of Chu, and there are also factors for King Jingnan's protection.
Of course
Combined with the letter from Xiao Liuzi,
There should be Yan Huang's health deteriorating,
So in this kind of thing it becomes extremely efficient.
Reward,
It is often the conclusion of the coffin after a major war;
Generally speaking, the end of the reward means that a place has been completely pacified, and the subsequent governance and defense have corresponding arrangements.
Emperor Yan accelerated this process, and his purpose was to quickly stabilize the land of eastern Jin, Zhennanguan and Shanggu County, as well as the snow field and the situation against Chu as soon as possible.
And as you can imagine,
The state of Chu is stable,
The snow field has long been whipped into a cute appearance;
Qianguo, who didn't jump up in the first place, naturally didn't dare to jump now;
After learning that the Chu State ceded land and sued for peace, the monarchs and ministers of the Qianguo State would probably immediately throw all the folds with the words "Northern Expedition" into the dustpan, and then re-negotiate the number of coins with the Yan State.
The desert side will continue the tradition formed over the past hundred years, and both in fact and in name, will continue to maintain a bowing posture towards the Yan Kingdom.
The role of the strategic layout of Dayan's first attack on Chu was immediately revealed, if you want to fight, you have to pick a thorn first, fight the difficult ones first, and the rest of them will not have the courage to jump again.
Therefore,
The Yan State, which has been using troops for many years, has suffered extremely serious natural disasters both at home and in Jindi, but at least the pace of foreign use of troops has finally stopped, and at the same time, the threat from the outside, at least for a few years, will not appear again.
During this period of calm,
In addition to recovering from the huge deficit caused by years of war and the current devastated financial and livelihood situation,
There can also be a use,
That's the transfer of power!
Under the service of Xiong Liqing and Liu Ruqing, Uncle Zheng began to wear nails.
Lao Tian is in Fengxincheng,
So you don't have to worry about what "cunning rabbit dead lackey cooking",
This goes to Fengxin,
It's for the sake of the marquis,
Although the court's reward came a little faster,
But what Uncle Zheng lacks now is this last piece of the puzzle from righteousness.
"Xianggong, is it the barbarian knife or the cliff?" The princess asked.
"The brute knife is sent into the secret room, and the sand is placed on the stone coffin, and I am worthy of the cliff."
"Yes, Xianggong."
After packing up,
Uncle Zheng walked out of the hall slowly,
And behind it,
Xiong Liqing and Liu Ruqing knelt down together,
In unison:
"Congratulations for the husband!"
"Congratulations for the husband!"
Uncle Zheng didn't look back,
Raise your hand,
With a flick,
Keep walking outside.
The blind man was already waiting at the gate of the Earl's Palace, and outside, the guards were ready.
Zheng Fan walked to the door of the Earl's Palace,
stopped,
Back
Looking up,
Smiled again.
The Blind Man's Way;
"Lord, it's been several years, and I'm finally a marquis."
Zheng Fan nodded,
Road:
"I still remember when I was in the inn in Hutou City, you asked me whether I chose to live my life as a rich man, or did I want to do something."
The blind man smiled with remembrance on his face and sighed;
"Lord, you've done it."
Zheng Fan waved his hand,
Road;
"No, I think, it's just getting started."
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There's another chapter, let's read it again when the big guy gets up in the morning, don't wait, don't panic!