"Princess, the third, fourth and fifth masters are here to pick you up!" Ye Fei looked at the front and said.

Xia Jing naturally also noticed the three galloping horses and the people on horseback.

"Phew~"

"Mother, it's been hard all the way!"

Li Chengmu took the lead, and was the first to cross the front guard battalion and run in front of Xia Jing's horse.

Xia Jing greeted him with a smile on her face.

Li Chengmu's gaze swept over Xia Jing's whole body like a radar, and said with a smile: "Mother, you are dark!" ”

The smile on Xia Jing's face was sluggish, this is Li Jingfu's son, yes, can she pack it and send it to him, it's not heartwarming at all!

"Mother."

"Mother, welcome back!"

Li Chengyi and Li Chengli rode over.

Xia Jing smiled at them: "During the time I was not in the capital, I have worked hard for you brothers, is everything okay in the capital?" ”

Li Chengli looked back at the gate of the capital and said with a smile: "Everything is business as usual, that is, the cultivation has ended, and the repair of the city wall and the imperial palace is nearing completion, and when the repair is over, several main roads in the city can be renovated." ”

Xia Jing nodded and looked at the slowly advancing team: "That's good, let's go to the city first." ”

Li Chengmu squeezed next to Xia Jing, "Mother, this time I went to the grassland to harvest well, did you bring a gift for your son?" ”

Xia Jing controlled the horse to move forward at a uniform speed, listened to his words, glanced at the two stepsons next to her who pricked up their ears, and pointed back: "There are two thousand horses behind, among which there are many thousands of horses, you three brothers can go and choose one, when I give you a gift!" ”

Li Chengmu's face was overjoyed, "Then son, thank you for your mother's generosity!" ”

Xia Jing was amused by his words, "Hey, what did you kid say?" It seems that I am very stingy, if you don't like this gift, you can not choose, it just so happens that my team can have one more cavalry! ”

Li Chengmu listened to Zhile: "My potential meaning was actually heard by you, but Ma's son will still choose, someone will give a gift, why not!" ”

The mother and son quarreled all the way and soon returned to the palace.

After Xia Jing finished washing, she lay on the bed and felt that the bones in her whole body were about to fall apart, "I'm so tired!" ”

"Hongmei, don't let people disturb you, I want to sleep and replenish my vitality!"

"Princess, got it!"

Following.

Everyone slept and was full of energy.

Xia Jing ordered that the leaders of the barracks kill cattle and slaughter sheep, and the whole army celebrated their triumphant return.

The cattle and sheep driven back from the grassland can improve the food of the military camp for a long time, and if the breeding is good, maybe the big sheep can give birth to small lambs, and the big cattle give birth to calves, and continue to breed.

Then they will have an endless supply of mutton and beef to eat.

At this time, there was no talk of beef cattle and cultivated cattle, and the cattle raised in the grassland were also ordinary breeds, and dairy cows had not yet been introduced into the grassland during this period.

It is already difficult for the big cattle to be trained from the grassland, and some young calves can be trained for a while, maybe they can be trained into farming cattle.

Another point is that adult cows have adapted to the climate of the Central Plains, and when they give birth to calves next year, they can also be trained as ploughing cows.

Long Yutian looked at Xia Jing who was sitting at the top through the bubbling mutton hot pot: "Princess, what are you going to arrange for the Beidi herdsmen who have been escorted back this time?"

Xia Jing took a slice of tofu and put it in the bowl, listened to his question, and stopped what she was doing: "These herdsmen are ordinary herdsmen without herds, they are the people who live at the bottom, and they all help the leader graze in the grassland.

I don't have a herd, so you can imagine how hard life is on the grassland. Now come to Dayu, I Dayu has a lot of arable land uncultivated, if we rent some fields for them to cultivate, I believe they are very happy to stay in Dayu to live. ”

You must know that herders have no fixed place to live in the grassland, and they live at will along with the pasture.

Now that they have come to Dayu, they don't need to live in tents, they have a fixed residence, and they can divide a few acres of land, I believe they can settle down in Dayu.

Long Yutian stroked his beard, thought for a while and asked, "Rent land for them to cultivate, will the herdsmen farm?" ”

Xia Jing glanced at him, "You can't learn, let the farmers teach, as long as you are not a fool, there will always be a day when the church will be held!" ”

Li Chengmu swallowed the delicious mutton in his mouth, and after listening to their words, he opened his mouth and asked: "Mother, you rent the land to the herdsmen, so how much rent do you plan to collect?" ”

Xia Jing already had a plan in her mind about this matter, and when she saw her son asking, she told the people present her thoughts:

"There is a serious population loss in the Gyeonggi area, and I wanted to carry out land reform, but I didn't want the family to directly help me make a choice, since they took the initiative to give up the industry in the Gyeonggi area, then I happened to take over all the fields, and in the future, all the fields in the Gyeonggi area will be owned by me, and if someone wants to rent seeds, then all the rent will be charged at 20%."

When recovering the lost territory in Gyeonggi, Xia Jing sent a notice to the world at that time, but anyone who had an industry in the Gyeonggi area could return their property if they rushed to the Gyeonggi area to register within a month.

On the other hand, if you do not come to the capital to claim the property after a month, all the property will be returned to the public, and it will be impossible to get your property back later, unless you buy it back from the yamen with silver.

When Long Yutian heard this, he glanced at Li Chengli and Li Chengyi, and when the two brothers heard this announcement, they wrote directly to Jiankang and asked their daughter-in-law to directly send the land deeds of all the properties in the Gyeonggi area.

For this notice, there is no loss of the palace houses.

The only thing that has a loss is probably that the family is strong, they boast of their family background, they don't take the court in their eyes, the notice has been issued, and it is not a matter of course, and when they come back to their senses, they are afraid that they will regret not being at the beginning!

Long Yutian doesn't have a good impression of the family, they are unlucky, he is happy to watch the show!

Li Chengyi also asked: "Mother, the herdsmen of Beidi have come to Dayu, if there is no one to guard them, are you not afraid that they will flee back to the grassland?" ”

"I give them preferential policies, they have houses, they have fields, they can live and work in peace and contentment, if they still want to escape back to the grassland, then I can only say that they are born servile and cheap, and no one can help them, so they can only fend for themselves in the grassland!"

For the people of Dayu who were coerced by Beidi, they were rescued this time, and those who want to return to their hometowns can return to their hometowns, and those who don't want to return to their hometowns can go to live in the villages arranged by the government.

There is no land to lease the government's land, and you only need to pay 20% of the annual output to plant it forever.

This comparison is much more cost-effective than renting the landlord's land at the beginning.

Moreover, if you rent the land of the government to farm, you don't need to pay other taxes when you harvest it, and the 20% rent includes taxes.

When the people below heard about such a good policy, they were simply ecstatic.

They feel that the days ahead are at least head-off, and they no longer wake up to spend all their courage in order to live a difficult life.

Xia Jing's return, Wei Dong, who was already busy measuring the land and counting the land, was even more busy hitting the back of his head with his heels.

The rescued original Dayu people want to be resettled, and the Beidi herdsmen who came to them must be resettled, this year they don't want to farm their own land, for a ration, they can only help the government manage the fields.

That is, Ding Dazhuang is responsible for cultivating the fields, and the crops in these fields are in urgent need of personnel to manage, and the herdsmen and Dayu people brought back from the grassland can be regarded as solving his urgent need!

Batu's family is an ordinary herdsman who came from the grassland this time, trekking through mountains and rivers to the capital of Dayu, thinking that the fate of the family will be to spend the rest of their lives in the mine.

But he never thought that Dayu's government treated them as ordinary people, not only gave them houses, but also gave them fields to cultivate.

Within a few days, their family and several herdsmen were assigned to a village at the foot of a mountain, and they were accompanied by more than a dozen Dayu people who did not want to return to the remote village.

"Official, there is no one living in this village?" When I arrived at the entrance of the village, someone asked.

The officers and soldiers who sent them over looked at the desolate village, "After three years of drought, everyone who is panting has run away, how can there be anyone in the village?" However, some time ago, the princess issued a notice, but some people returned to Gyeonggi, but none of them were from this village. ”

Batu pointed to the houses scattered throughout the village, "Lord, how should these houses be distributed?" ”

This is very important, they are herdsmen from the grassland captives, according to the xenophobic behavior of the Dayu people, if they don't take advantage of the presence of the official to make it clear, he is afraid that when the official is gone, their herdsmen live in the worst grass huts.

"You can count the houses that can live in them, and then draw lots together to decide, or draw lots to order, everyone chooses the houses in order, and the first one in the row is selected!"

The officers and men proposed, of course, that it was up to them to decide how to choose.

Batu hugged his fists at the officers and soldiers: "Please also ask a few officials to testify for us!" ”

Seeing this, the officers and soldiers at the head could only nod, if he did not agree, in case they left, it would be troublesome for these herdsmen to clash with the people of Dayu.

Under the supervision of the officers and soldiers, Batu chose a house on the outskirts of the village, with three rooms and a small courtyard, although it was a little dilapidated, but for the herdsmen who had no fixed place to live in the grassland, such a house was already very satisfying.

The houses were selected one after another, and a few of them were inevitably satisfied, but even if they were not satisfied, the officers and men present did not dare to nag.

Before leaving, the officers and soldiers gathered everyone to the entrance of the village.

"Now that you have settled down, a large area of land outside the village needs to be managed, and if you are interested, you can go to the steward, and your wages will not be in arrears and deducted."

When the villagers heard his words, their eyes lit up.

"Uncle, if we go to manage the crops in the field, will the wages be paid on a daily or monthly basis?"

Officers and soldiers: "It's all right, it's all up to you!" ”

The entrance of the village boiled instantly.

They have settled in the village and are worried about the livelihood of their whole family.

The government decided to hire them to take care of the crops in the fields, and the more good things that followed, the better.

The officers and soldiers clapped their hands and signaled everyone to be quiet.

"Now that you have settled down and have your own home, the officers and soldiers still have to fight the rebels. If any of you want to make their lives better, sign up for the military.

As a Dayu soldier, as long as he makes military exploits, the government will have a reward, add officials to the knighthood, good land herds, gold, silver and jewelry may be obtained, get one of these things can make your family live a better life, for the sake of your family, you think about it, if you think about it clearly, you can go to the yamen to sign up!

But, remember, the registration period for conscription is only ten days! ”

When Batu heard this, his heart fluctuated, and he felt that this policy was completely prepared for their Beidi herdsmen.

You must know that the grassland herdsmen are born with riding and archery skills, it can be said that riding on horseback, they are well-trained cavalry, and when they get off the horse, they are qualified herdsmen!

If he has made meritorious contributions in the army and the government has really rewarded the good land, then his family can basically take root in Dayu, and his life will get better and better.

There were many herdsmen who thought the same way as Batu, and within five days, the conscription registration office had recruited 500 grassland men.

Five hundred grassland men are proper five hundred cavalry, and even training can be saved, and they can be directly pulled to the battlefield to become the main force in battle.

When this news was returned to Xia Jing, she was very happy to know the number of people.

She smiled and said to Long Yutian: "It seems that it is necessary for us to raid the grassland tribes, the life of ordinary herdsmen in the grassland is not easy, we will organize a few more times to rescue them in the future!" ”

Long Yutian listened to her words, and his heart was also happy, but the corners of his mouth still twitched, "What the princess said is reasonable, run the grassland a few more times, and we will not be able to form a cavalry of tens of thousands." ”

"Heroes see the same thing!"

Xia Jing was really thinking about when to go to the grassland again, she could get horses and population, and the most important thing was that the grassland herdsmen were born cavalry.

This temptation is a bit big!

Just as she was planning to conquer the grassland again, Jiankang's messenger sent Jiankang's letter.

"Mother, what did my father's letter say?" Lee Seung-mu asked.

The meeting was interrupted, Xia Jing simply opened the letter in front of everyone, read it at a glance, and pressed the letter on the desk.

"The emperor wants to send officials over to govern the Gyeonggi region, what do you think about this matter?"

A look of surprise flashed in Li Chengmu's eyes: "Father and Emperor actually compromised with the courtiers? He came up with such a bad idea, who did he want to govern? Without military power, no matter who governs, they will not be able to sit in this position. ”

The Gyeonggi region is surrounded by tigers and wolves, and not everyone has the courage to serve here.

Li Chengyi looked at Li Chengmu: "How does Xiao Wu know that his father has compromised with the courtiers?" ”

"This still needs to be thought, according to his father's temperament, he will not go to great lengths to calculate his mother's concubine."

Li Chengmu wanted to say that he didn't have the courage or brain, and the most important thing was that he was too lazy, otherwise how would he have become the gentleman in the capital.

Xia Jing sneered: "Even you can see the problem clearly, but your father didn't see it, and he did as the courtiers wished, and wrote to inform me." It can be seen that he has been living too freely these days, and he is a little floating! ”

I don't know how many pounds and taels I have, and I dare to come to her wool!

Li Chengli was curious about how Xia Jing would respond, "Mother, if the officials come, what will you do?" ”

Xia Jing raised her eyes and glanced at him, and said coldly: "If you are interested, go back the same way, if you are not interested, I just need a worker in the mine!" ”

"Poof!" Li Chengmu gave his mother a thumbs up.

The mother concubine is mighty!

(End of chapter)