Chapter 373: The Left-Handed Squire Who Gets a New Life

Although Wang Sheng doesn't know much about farming, he still knows the basic process.

The key is that Master Xiao said that he could ask a farmer to assist, so that his confidence was enough.

To reclaim wasteland here, there is no need to pay a grain of grain to the imperial court, and all of it belongs to the reclaimer.

For the Ultimate, this is a good deal.

It is equivalent to helping the imperial court solve the problem of the survival of the guards, that is, the responsibility of guarding the frontier.

The prince had calculated in his heart that as long as these victims could rest assured, there would be hope for the defense system of Guanwai Tunbao.

During the Eastern Han Dynasty, there was Cao Mengde's great rejuvenation of Tuntian, accumulating hundreds of thousands of stones, which are all successful cases.

There is also the successful experience of Ming Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang's million-strong army.

Of course, first of all, we must give everyone a stable environment, and outside the customs is a dangerous road, and ordinary people are definitely not willing to go.

And the vast number of disaster victims and displaced people are a source of population, whether it is Mongolia or Han, absorb us first and reclaim it, and then divide and conquer.

Back then, Wang Baoquan followed Cao Qichang and was the left waiter of the Five-Prime Cabinet Office, with the second rank.

His co-ordination skills are not weak, and they should be strong.

The key is that he is holding back his strength to avenge the tragic death of his family at the hands of Cao Qichang.

To take revenge, you must first win the favor of the prince and reuse it.

Therefore, Yuan Zhi really saw his thoughts, so he boldly used Wang Baoquan and asked him to use the new name Xiao Tingsheng incognito.

Tingsheng is born in the imperial court, a new life.

In fact, Xiao Tingsheng's use was objected to by many people in the court, including the cronies around the prince.

But the prince seems to have his understanding and way of employing people.

After Xiao Tingsheng arrived as the Governor of the Military Affairs Department, he issued Decree No. 1:

Anyone who is willing to become a military household will be given a basic house, given a plough ox, a plough, a ploughshare, an iron harrow, a hoe and other tools, and the cultivated barren land will be owned by themselves, so that they can be passed on from generation to generation.

In addition to the above-mentioned preferential conditions, the Military Affairs Department will provide subsidies for relocation and settlement expenses, and allow the whole family to come together.

Xiao Tingsheng's conditions were enough to make many of the victims of the disaster feel excited.

If he can't survive and rebel, he will also have his head pinned to his trouser belt, and it is better to cultivate and farm and defend the frontier, which is the right way.

There are many large and small camps in the buffer zone, and some of them are of mixed Mongolian and Chinese descent, and if they can provide a stable environment, they will certainly not be able to ask for it.

Just like Luo Tong, Mo Laoqi is an example.

If all these people join the military households, thousands of acres of land will be reclaimed, and the military food will be guaranteed, that is, the supply of soldiers will be guaranteed.

Because everyone has to take responsibility for the harvest of their own fields and the safety of their families, and stand up against those who dare to invade.

That's the driving force.

With this source of power, it is equivalent to having a strong cohesion and becoming a highly conscious collective, without too much publicity.

Defend your homeland, fight for yourself, and still use propaganda?

In the future, these military households will be guarding while farming, and when their power continues to grow and reach a limit, then they will be able to dominate the situation.

When Xiao Tingsheng rode his horse and galloped on the bank of the Yangsang River and looked at the land on both sides of the river, his heart was full of pride.

This is where the future of his life begins.

After inspecting the land on both sides of the Yangsang River, Xiao Tingsheng returned to the Yamen of the Military Affairs Department with great interest to discuss the affairs of the layout and construction of the subordinate offices, tuns, and forts under the department.

When everyone mentioned it slightly, they felt that there were indeed many affairs, and it was necessary to build a fortress-like base area, especially at the border gates.

First of all, whether it is to open up the land or defend the tun, in addition to the young and middle-aged population, the cultivation of the tunbao requires a large number of cattle and farm tools, and the construction of the fort requires wood and bluestone, as well as a binder like lime.

In addition, when the reclamation people first came, Tunpu needed a batch of emergency rations in the early stage.

In the spring, it is necessary to rush to cultivate and rush to plant, and then the summer harvest, and continue to sow seeds while cultivating until winter.

By the beginning of spring next year, the first batch of reclaimed land will come out, and a large number of sorghum, millet, beans, etc. can be planted.

There are a lot of things to do, but the most important thing is to settle down first.

Xiao Tingsheng handed over a list of materials for support to the military hall first.

In the list of the first batch of supplies, the main ones were rice, ploughing cattle and supporting ploughshares, iron rakes and hoes, etc.

The amount is staggering.

Here in the door of the door, I think it's a bit of a lion's big mouth.

But the crown prince resolutely supported it.

This made Xiao Tingsheng very pleased.

At present, the gap between the military affairs department and the institute, whether it is tools or materials, is getting bigger and bigger, after all, the court needs to be assessed after spending money.

When a large quantity of grain, ploughing cattle and farm implements arrived at the Military Affairs Department and its subordinate offices, tuns, and forts, everyone was boiling.

I've never seen so many belongings.

Everyone has to admire the ability of this new family.

The cowshed in the station is not enough, and it is necessary to expand it from the new, and the soldiers are in high spirits, and everyone works together to build it overnight to settle the cattle well.

In just a few days, they have selected thousands of young and middle-aged families from the border disaster camps.

In addition to the Central Plains disaster victims are Han Chinese, the displaced people on the border are all mixed-race children with Han blood, most of whom are known by Luo Tong and Mo Laoqi, or someone who has a guarantee, which is relatively reliable.

I can't do much work in the winter, mainly infrastructure.

After the first month of busyness, the efficiency was quite high, and I finally succeeded in taking the first step.

More than half of the 7,000 or 8,000 young and middle-aged families affected by the disaster were dragged along with their families.

This total number of nearly 100,000 people, each carrying simple luggage, suddenly poured into the Yuyang area, occupying all the vacant land.

Xiao Tingsheng knew when he saw it that he had to go to the staking and build the barracks as soon as possible.

He already had a plan in his heart, and he would settle these people down first today.

He seemed to be a little moved when he saw the faces of these disaster victims, anxious and pitiful.

"Luo Jin, Mo Laoqi, let the barracks that have arrived, take out all the big iron pots, cook the big pot of porridge, and steam the wowotou to satisfy the hunger of the newly arrived military households!"

This is still the kind of porridge shop in the capital.

"Yes."

Several officials in charge of internal affairs and logistics responded loudly, turned around and went back to the barracks to arrange for porridge to be cooked.

Hearing Shangguan's order, there was a commotion among the newcomers, who sighed to each other.

It seems that this adult has a good heart, and the gods have descended, and everyone has hope in their hearts.

Xiao Tingsheng asked the regular soldiers who had migrated to maintain order, patrol around the perimeter, and sit down in order of each household, so as to be neat and orderly, and not to make a fuss.

The newcomers were very well-behaved, and they sat down meekly from house to house.

It takes some time to sort here, which happens to be waiting for food, compact and orderly, and it will not be chaotic, and it seems to be disciplined.