Chapter Seventy-Three: Inspection

Therefore, Jin Sanqi often serves Longxi Xinmi, has a high name, and the world of Liu and Shi is not enough; Min Bei Li Zheng is too often. Mi left Min Shu, thinking: "If the extreme of things is the opposite, if it is dangerous." The king's achievements have been accomplished, it is advisable to win a great victory in the Jin Dynasty, and if he returns to the Jin Dynasty, he will have a reason to be honest and enjoy the longevity of Song and Qiao. "He died of not eating.

---- Introduction

Zeng Hua, who returned to Chang'an, calculated the time, and the time for Liu Yi to guard the system was almost over, so he sent his personal guards to Nanzheng to take his wife Fan Min, Zhenxiu and two sons to Chang'an. Although Chang'an still has a genuine wife, but just look at it can not be "used", after all, it is only a young girl who is less than fifteen years old, wait until this year, this matter has been made clear to the eldest princess of Guiyang and the "milk" mother who came over, and Yu Gui, who returned to Jiankang, explained it to Sima Yu, the king of Huiji, indicating that he did not dislike the eldest princess of Guiyang.

While waiting for his wife and children, Zeng Hua, accompanied by Zheng Pu, began to inspect the land of Sanfu.

First of all, the first stop is Xianyang. The current Xianyang City is completely different from before, and the south of the city by Weishui has completely become a large arsenal. According to Zeng Hua's planning, this place has been reorganized and divided into 16 miles, which are planned as 16 areas such as smelting, forging, ****, arrows, vehicles, stone cannons, bed crossbows, and carpentry. Weishui was introduced into the city by opening a canal from the newly established west water gate, and traveled around the west, south and east of the city in a zigzag way to form a Tiangong canal for the use of the factory, and a waterwheel was set up in the place where the drop of the canal was slightly larger to provide power for the driving, blowers and simple lathes in the workshop.

The west of the city is divided into ten miles, which is a civil workshop, which brings together cotton, linen, silk textile field, sheep "wool" woolen field, casting field, woodware field, etc.; The east of the city is divided into six miles. But it's a different story, it's all paper and printing yards. At the time of Nanzheng, the craftsmen of the arsenal had already improved the use of "hair" bamboo, reeds and other materials to make whiter and tougher "paper", and were being sold in large quantities in various places, quickly replacing wood, bamboo slips and cloth silk. Under the guidance of Zeng Hua, who was born in machinery, the printing field jumped directly from engraving to copper movable type printing, and the efficiency was not ordinarily high.

In addition to the holy scriptures, the most printed here are all kinds of palace newspapers, including the "Zhenbei General's Mansion Newspaper" that conveys military intelligence and military orders; There is the "Yongzhou Thorn History Mansion Newspaper" that conveys political decrees; There was an interview with the "Civil Mansion Newspaper" published by the Guanfeng Department. It is quite popular among the people for collecting current affairs from all over the world, commenting on important cases from all over the world, criticizing various drawbacks, and serializing various long stories, and it is also a must-have for "storytellers" everywhere; There is the "City Merchant's Residence" published by the Department of Justice, which is in charge of market commerce, which is full of prices of goods in various places every half month or every month, as well as tariffs on various goods regularly announced by the Customs Department, which is quite popular with merchants; The "Tixue Di Bao" published by the Tixue Education Bureau, which is in charge of education, is the newspaper sought after by literati and artists. It is edited by Che Yin, Hao Long, Luo You and other celebrities, and in addition to the enrollment and admission situation in various places, there are also poems and wonderful essays selected from the "contributions" of many literati, which can be published in the "Tixue Di Newspaper", and it is the dream pursuit of many literati to circulate all over the world. Of course. With the support of Zeng Hua, the propaganda newspaper of the Holy Religion, Zhenzhidi Bao, was also blatantly printed and distributed here.

These newspapers were printed regularly and then delivered by post wagons or arrows to the counties of the states and counties, and then to the counties. Since Guanlong Avenue has been repaired completely, Liang and Yi are also overhauling roads and bridges. After the road conditions in various places improved significantly, Zeng Hua ordered the addition of post carriages on the basis of the post system. The carriage is a four-wheeled carriage manufactured by the Xianyang factory under the instruction of Zeng Hua, with two to four horses in front, and it runs happily on the wide and straight avenue, and can run four posts for one hundred and two miles a day, and the two posts change horses once, which is much faster than walking. It's almost time for a one-shot post. In the past, the postal packets carried by the foot post man were placed in the cargo compartment behind the carriage, and four ~ eight people could sit in the passenger compartment in front, as long as they paid the money and had a business license (similar to the current letter of introduction and ID card), anyone could sit. However, this post carriage can only be used in flat places in Guanzhong, Chengdu and Hanzhong, and the rest of the places still rely on foot post mail and express horse delivery.

In addition to sacred texts and newspapers, various books were printed and sold throughout the country.

In the northern part of Xianyang, most of them are inhabited by craftsmen and their families from various workshops. In addition to the craftsmen who moved from Nanzheng, Zeng Hua also recruited craftsmen from all over Guanlong, with a total of nearly 20,000 people, plus more than 100,000 family members. The entire north of Xianyang City is full of land. It also expanded outward to accommodate it. In the east corner of the north of the city are the two institutions of the Ordnance Supervisor and the Liangzao Supervisor who respectively manage the Xianyang Soldier and Civilian Factory, and the west corner is the craftsman school that moved from Nanzheng. It began to recruit children of the common people at the age of twelve. The sub-department specializes in the study of various craftsman techniques.

Outside Xianyang City, a box of infantry troops was stationed in the east and west, and a box of cavalry was stationed twenty miles away to the north, guarding Xianyang City with a heavy guard, and among the craftsmen in the city, there were even more meticulous spies from the three divisions of the Horse Detective Division, the Reconnaissance Cavalry Department, and the Wind Observation and Interview Department, closely watching the possible "treachery" details.

After staying in Xianyang for two days, Zeng Hua left this industrial center, which could be said to be the only place in the world at that time, and headed for the northeast of Chang'an. Bacheng may be just an ordinary city for ordinary people, but for the officers and soldiers of the Zeng family, it is like thunder, because in the north of the city there is the highest school for officers of the Zeng family army - Chang'an Military Academy, all the officers in the Zeng family army graduated from here, with Zeng Hua as the prime minister and Liu Jin as the general teacher, which is the temple in the hearts of countless hot-blooded young people.

In the south of the city, there is the Jingzhao Martial Arts School, which is a school for training non-commissioned officers in Yongzhou, and there is also a school in the east of the city, Chang'an University Hall. This highest institution in Zeng Hua's mind is temporarily occupied by the newly renovated campus of Chang'an Wubei School because the campus in Longshou Yuannan is under construction and there are not many newly opened students.

Zeng Hua has reached a consensus with Che Yin, Wang Meng and other advisers to prepare to expand and build a new Chang'an in the south of Longshouyuan. According to Zeng Hua's planning sketch, Chang'an, the former Northern Han Dynasty, will be transformed into an area for government offices and officials' residences; Longshou Yuan will be the address of Zengfu and the center of the new Chang'an; The west of the city is the education area, and the Chang'an University Hall within a radius of several miles will occupy half of the site, and it is not a problem to accommodate tens of thousands of students. The eastern part of the city will be a residential area; The south of the city will be a huge commercial district, divided into the east shop area and the west market area, and once completed, it will be the largest commercial district in the world.

However, this construction is extremely labor-intensive and material-intensive, and it is protracted. Under the current Tsang system. Zeng Hua could only use the surplus money every year to build a new Chang'an City step by step. The first thing to build was not the Zeng Mansion on the Longshou Plain, nor the official office area in the north of the city, but the Chang'an University Hall in the education area in the west of the city. According to Zeng Hua's plan, the east, west, north and south urban areas were all built and perfected according to independent urban areas, and then enough space was left, and finally the city wall was built to enclose this great Chang'an, so that this new Chang'an will probably be the largest city in the world for the next thousand years.

After inspecting the Chang'an Martial Arts Academy, Chang'an University Hall and Jingzhao Martial Arts Hall. Zeng Hua rushed to Feng Yi County to govern Jincheng (now Dali, Shaanxi).

Now Zeng Hua has a fifty-seven chamber infantry army and a twenty-three carriage cavalry army. Among them, Qinzhou is stationed in the ten-compartment infantry army and the four-compartment cavalry; Yizhou has a four-box infantry army and a one-box cavalry army; Liangzhou (including Weixing County) has a six-box infantry army and a two-box cavalry army. The rest are all stationed in Yongzhou (including Shangluo and Hongnong Counties), of which Shangluo County is stationed with six-box infantry and two-box cavalry, and Hongnong County (including Tongguan) is stationed with ten-box infantry and four-box cavalry; Feng Yijun is stationed in a ten-compartment infantry army and a six-compartment cavalry army; The rest were all stationed near Chang'an; There are also 71 battalions of soldiers who are stationed in various dangerous cities.

Zeng Hua came to Feng Yi Linjin, in addition to inspecting here, the most important thing is that a cavalry competition will be held here. In order to select two thousand of the most elite and brave cavalry. The selection starts directly from the cavalry teams as early as possible, whether it is Xianbei or Qiang, Di or Han, as long as they have the ability, they can sign up, and regardless of the official rank, they will compete on an equal footing, and then the winners will be selected one level at a higher level. Nearly 5,000 cavalry were selected from nearly 70,000 cavalry, and then 2,000 cavalry were finally selected in Linjin.

When he came to Linjin, all the cavalry generals were concentrated here, Jiang Nan, Yao Jin, and Mi Baolu. Fei Ting, Zhong Cunlian, Fu Nandang, Dang Tu, Feng Yangli and Yang Xu, Lu Zhen, Lu Cai and others, gathered together, except for Ye Lixun, who was on an expedition to Shannan (Lhasa area), Xian Lingbo who guarded Qinghai, who assisted in guarding Qinzhou, and who assisted in guarding Shangluodi, and who could not come back, the famous cavalry generals under Zeng Hua were all gathered together. But the landlords of this place. Feng Yi's county guard Xie Ai did not arrive, and according to the county guard's office, he was dealing with the affairs of the displaced people in Chaoyi.

Zeng Hua thought for a while, anyway, Xie Ai had nothing to do with this selection, so he ordered the selection to begin.

The selection is divided into various events such as equestrianism, riding and shooting, horse fighting, and then hand-to-hand combat, wooden weapon fighting, and finally squad fighting. After three days of fierce competition, 2,000 winners were finally selected.

Zeng Hua personally changed the top ten into black iron heavy armor (inside is a chain armor. The outside is plate armor). The mounts are hung with red-edged black leather armor, and then they are clothed in red robes, tied red scarves, and "inserted" red tassels. The rest of the cavalry generals changed their armor and red for the two thousand cavalry.

Then, Zeng Hua announced to these cavalrymen who were all armored and red-clothed that they would be reorganized into an army, divided into two battalions on the left and right, and officially become armored cavalry (different from the heavily armed heavy cavalry in later generations), and would be replaced with heavy and long weapons such as spears and heavy knives, and transferred to selected tall and good horses, called the "exploration army".

Zeng Hua asked in the loudest voice, "Do you know what the Exploration Army is?" ”

Seeing that the armies shook their heads, Zeng Hua continued to ask, "Then have you heard of "The Legend of the Three Kingdoms"? ”

"Heard!" Listening to books is the greatest pleasure of the sergeants in their spare time, and "The Legend of the Three Kingdoms" is their favorite story, why haven't they heard it?

"How does the book comment on the five tiger generals of the Shu Han Dynasty, Zhang Fei and Zhang Yide?"

"Taking the head of a general in a million army is like probing for the ears of things!" The Five Tiger Generals are the idols that everyone worships, especially the brave Zhang Yide and the loyal Guan Yunchang, so I naturally remember such a classic comment.

"Yes, taking the head of a general in a million armies is like probing for the ears of things! I have taken the word "exploration" for the new army, just to hope that the most fierce warriors in your cavalry will be like Zhang Yide, like him¬-"

When Zeng Hua said this, he responded violently: "Taking the head of a general in a million troops is like probing for a bag!" ”

After compiling the expeditionary army, Zeng Hua appointed Fu Nandang, the bravest of the cavalry generals, to lead the left and right battalions when he was decided, and then threw down a heavy cavalry training manual that he recalled. Let them start training while changing their mounts. And he rushed to Chaoyi accompanied by Zheng Pu and Feng Liyang.

When I first arrived in Chaoyi, I saw that the dense ground outside the city was all temporary wooden sheds, and there were tens of thousands of displaced people crowded inside. All of them were ragged, unkempt, yellow-skinned, and with dull eyes, and they knew at a glance that they had experienced countless hardships and dangers on the road. Their faces were full of despair, sadness, grief, and hope, and the mixture of expressions made them look strange. The "color" is sluggish.

They sat in front of their respective wooden sheds in front of their homes, around a small fire, holding children in their arms, supporting the elderly, silently absorbing heat from the fire to resist the cold north wind of October.

Some people dressed as medical officers walked among them, dressed in a strange way, with a tight gray "color" robe and a large hood over their mouths. Only a pair of divine eyes were revealed. When they saw the sick person, they stopped and squatted there to diagnose it, and when they found that it might be the plague, they called the attendants behind them, who were also wearing masks, to carry the patient away and carry him to another camp for isolation. It may have been explained, and the displaced people also knew the benefits of the plague, so they didn't say anything when they watched their relatives and friends being carried away. Those wearing masks are allowed to sprinkle lime water on areas where friends and relatives have stayed.

And among the homeless, even more conspicuous are some people in white robes, their faces full of compassion and pity, holding a thick book in their hands. Whispering among the displaced people who gathered around. The voice is low and slow, and the story is touching and real, and I can't help but listen to the homeless people attentively, and finally burst into tears. They are all missionaries or priests of the Holy Church. Although the current Holy Religion is still very low-key, with the strong support of Zeng Hua and the painstaking spread of Fan Zhe and others, it is now developing very rapidly in Yong, Liang, Yi, and Qinzhou, especially among Xiqiang, Guanlongqiang, and Di people. They know that the homeless are the most feared and helpless people. They were in dire need of help, both materially and spiritually, so the displaced people were also the focus of their mission.

At this time, Xie Ai came over and sighed to Zeng Hua: "These are all displaced people from Hebei. Yecheng and Xiangguo fought in a melee, and there was no bloody battle for a month. The people of Qing, Yong, You, Jing and other states who migrated in the past few years of the puppet Zhao and millions of people from Di, Qiang, and Human, due to the collapse of the puppet Zhao, their laws and regulations were not working, so they returned to their homeland; On the way, the roads were staggered, killing and plundering each other. Only two or three out of ten people can reach their destination. It is reported that there is now a great "chaos" in the Central Plains. The land was full of hunger, and the people were cannibalistic. I'm afraid there are no more people who can cultivate the land. ”

Speaking of this, Xie Ai said slowly: "These are all displaced people from Yong, Qin, and Liangzhou who were migrated to Hebei, and now they have moved west back to their homeland. Some of the people and hundreds of thousands of people and Qiang followed Fu Jian to move south to Henan, and hundreds of thousands of people stayed in Hedong and Hanoi, and these tens of thousands of people took advantage of my great defeat of Fu Jing to run over, and more than half of them were killed and injured on the way, and less than 20,000 people crossed the river. ”

Zeng Hua was very angry in his heart, turned his head to Zhen Pu and said: "Su Chang, write a letter to Fu Jian in Luoyang and tell him clearly. I won't send troops to attack during this time, but he must open the border and let the displaced people return west. If he doesn't say yes! Speaking of this, Zeng Hua gritted his teeth a little, "Lao Tzu has tens of thousands of cavalry, if he doesn't agree, Lao Tzu will release all these cavalry and invade his territory day and night. ”

Remembering this, Zheng Pu couldn't help but ask suspiciously: "Will Fu Jian agree?" ”

Xie Ai thought for a moment and replied: "Fu Jian is now the time to stabilize his territory and win people's hearts, if he really lets our cavalry invade day and night, I'm afraid he won't be able to hold on for half a year." Although it is a bit heart-wrenching to give up hundreds of thousands of people, he can lose his pawn and protect the car, and he naturally calculates which is more important. ”

Zheng Pu nodded: "Exchanging hundreds of thousands of displaced people for stability is a good deal, and it can also save food." Now I am afraid that no one in the world except Jiang Zuo and Guan Long has enough food in their hands to eat, and they can save a little bit for Fu Jian. But he wants to be stable, I'm afraid that the south won't let him stop as soon as spring begins next year, see how he can parry, how to stabilize? ”

The letter was sent to Luoyang Fu Jian, and he thought about it because he was reluctant to let these hundreds of thousands of people go about it, but he was afraid that the Guanlong cavalry would intrude day and night, and he was worried that the food in his hand would not be enough to eat.

Just as Fu Jian hesitated, tens of thousands of cavalry roared out from Lushi City and Hongnong City, and wantonly invaded Shaanxi County, Huangchi, Yiyang and other places, indicating that Zeng Hua did what he said. Then rumors spread throughout Henan that Luoyang Fujian would rather starve hundreds of thousands of people to death than let them return to the west to beg for a living. Under the rumors, people were panicked, and the newly determined territory of the "Zhou State" began to appear "chaotic", and some people attached themselves to the local heroes, formed forts, and called themselves too guarded captains, in order to protect themselves; Or thousands of people waved the banner of begging and returned to the west one after another.

Fu Jian had no choice but to order the release of the checkpoint to Guanlongdi and let the displaced people return to the west. In just over a month, nearly 400,000 people poured into Guanzhong through Hongnong County, more than 200,000 through Puban, and more than 100,000 through Lu's family, staying in the temporary camps of Shangluo, Huayin, and Fengyi.

The snowflakes slowly drifted down, and soon the whole sky and earth turned into a foggy patch. The first heavy snowfall in early winter was a test for Zeng Hua and his subordinate officials. They urgently mobilized the Xiang army and the soldiers of the Zhichong Prefecture to build temporary wooden sheds and houses, mobilized grain, grass, firewood, and prepared medical officers' "medicine", and finally let these hundreds of thousands of displaced people who returned to the west temporarily settle down, and began to slowly suffer in the bitter cold, looking forward to the arrival of spring.

Looking at the dense camp, Zeng Hua couldn't help but be gloomy. These displaced people who came here alive are all lucky people, and many more people are still suffering in the Central Plains. They will fall in despair in the snow and hunger, never able to stand up, his eyes may never be closed, and he will always look at Guanzhong and Jiangzuo, who are invisible but visible in the distance. Here, Zeng Hua could only pray to God for them to be reincarnated in a peaceful and prosperous world.

After being silent for a long time, Zeng Hua finally said: "I want to go to Jiangzuo Jiankang!" ”

Zheng Pu and Xie Ai were taken aback, and looked at the camp in the distance and slowly figured it out again.

Zhen Pu, who had always said anything to Zeng Hua, couldn't help but ask meaningfully: "My lord, do you want to go to Jiangzuo to have a look?" ”

Zeng Hua nodded, but his eyes kept looking at the camp in the distance: "I think, is it worth it to see Mr. Zhenchang?" Am I worth it? Is this million souls worth it? ”

Hearing this, Xie Ai couldn't help but glance at each other, and finally the two of them said almost in unison: "It's time." ”