The Spring Festival of the fourth year of Yongjia (310) was as lively as ever.

It is true that last year was hit by an unprecedented drought. Although a wheat crop was harvested in May, the losses were still significant.

But the life of misery needs the carnival of the festival to paralyze, so the year is still very good.

On the seventh day of the first lunar month, Shao Xun entertained relatives at home.

The territory is too big to be controlled by your own people, which is quite dangerous. Therefore, as long as the ability of relatives is not too bad, they will generally use it.

Uncle Liu Shan is now the owner of Yushan Dock, and Cao Peng, a soldier of Yangzhai County.

As a place that was once plagued by Wang Mi, the population of Yangcheng and Yangzhai counties has been greatly reduced, and the scholars have been killed a lot and fled a lot, and now they have been held by Shao Xun.

In addition to enriching the posts of grassroots officials in Liang and Yiyang counties, the three counties of Yangzhai, Yangcheng and Luyang are also the main places to go.

These five counties are also the focus of his business at this stage.

There is no family, or even if there is, it is also cleaned up and obedient, such as Du Tan and Du Yin brothers in Yiyang, as well as the Yang Zhai Chu family, all of which have little strength.

His private manors and dock forts spread all over the five counties, making Shao Xun the largest manor owner in the territory of the five counties.

In addition to the two counties of Liang and Luyang, Yangzhai County added a new government soldier last year, bringing the number of government soldiers to 2,700 (on the books).

A large number of military family members are distributed in this area and some counties and townships in Xiangcheng, and the number of local supporters is increasing year by year.

All in all, these five counties are his basic plates, and his control is relatively deep.

"Uncle went north to Yuyuan Pass, how did you feel?" Shao Xun poured him a bowl of tea with his own hands, and then asked.

Cousins Liu Fang and Liu Bin sat respectfully on the side and listened silently.

Both of them are older than Shao Xun, and they used to be soldiers in Xuzhou, one is Shi Chang, the other is Wu Chang, and they have not experienced battle formations. But the big scene of the battle between Jin and Hungary is not comparable to the small fights when Xuzhou exterminated Fengyun and Shi Bing's chaotic army.

They assisted their father in the management and training of Yushan Wubao on weekdays, and found that the combat effectiveness of these people was no worse than that of Xuzhou Shibing, and they felt strange at first, but this time they completely understood: there are some bad battles, no matter how much they fight, they can't improve their combat effectiveness.

"The Huns are in the cavalry, and the nephews are in the foot, and the two are in battle, and they are still a little disadvantaged." Liu Shan is the one who has been the leader of the team in the end, and his words are to the point.

The nephew did break through the encirclement of the Hun cavalry and successfully reached Luoyang. But in this battle, in the final analysis, the Xiongnu are attacking, and the Jin army is defending.

The Huns can run if they lose the battle, but you can only die if you lose the battle, this is the biggest difference.

"Uncle is indeed proficient in the art of battlefield conquest." Shao Xun praised.

"I've seen a lot." Liu Shan shook his head, as if to bring back some memories of his youth.

At the end, he said again: "Little worm, the Shao and Liu families have been operating for many years, but they have not achieved much, and in the end, you have opened up the situation." With today's foundation, it is not easy. If you don't say it, your uncle will listen to you, and if any of the seniors and juniors in the clan are not convinced, I will tell them. You just have to run the foundation. ”

"Now I need the help of my relatives." Shao Xun said: "Presumably Uncle has also seen that this world is still the world of scholars, and it is difficult for ordinary people to take a step forward. ”

"Uncle may have heard of Gou Xi. Gou Dao will be the town of Qingzhou, severely punished and punished harshly, raised thousands of maidservants, dozens of concubines, indulged in pleasure, and was despised by scholars. As a result, it is difficult to move an inch in Qingzhou, there is not much money and food to raise, and it is very difficult to raise an army. In a hurry, he killed a few people to establish his authority, and then he was said to be cruel and murderous. At this point, the relationship between the Qingzhou Shi clan and Gou Xi was already very stiff. If someone attacks, he is afraid that he will suffer a great loss. ”

"In fact, what Gou Xi has done, many scholars have done, even more than him. But the scholars raise concubines, which are called 'celebrities and gentlemen', and Gou Xi keeps concubines, which is called 'arrogant and extravagant'. Why? There was no one to cover up for him, to say good things for him, to brag for him. This world is too unfriendly to ordinary people. ”

"I am a little better than Gou Xi, but I have also offended many scholars and been looked down upon by many scholars. I don't know how many people want to kill me, but there are even more people who want to see my jokes. But these people still have nothing to fear, because I want to use them and win them over. If you treat them harshly, it will immediately be rumored that I am a hungry ghost and insulting the princess. If you kill them, your reputation will be even worse. ”

Shao Xun said a lot, and Liu Shan frowned when he heard it. But I have to admit that my nephew has some truth in what he said.

To put it bluntly, if a scholar can do the same thing, you may not be able to do it.

"So-" Shao Xun changed his words and said, "I need a big rear that fully supports me, and I need a group of people who will support me no matter what." Gou Xi is poor in this regard. ”

"Little worm, do you mean Liang County......" Liu Shan asked.

"It's not just Liang County." Shao Xun nodded and said, "In fact, the five counties of Liang, Luyang, Yiyang, Yangcheng, and Yangzhai are all there. I have put a lot of effort into these counties, and I have collected a lot of land and people from scholars and Haoqiang, and now their strength is very weak. The three counties of Jiacheng, Xiangcheng and Fathercheng are the places where I am operating and renovating. These big rears need the help of relatives. ”

"The direction of Yangzhai, Yangcheng, Yuyuan Pass, and Taigu Pass, I plan to hand it over to my uncle. There is no need to meddle in local government affairs, just take care of the dock fort. In addition to Yushan Dock, build a dock fort in the direction of Yangguanju, and use the old earth city to build two docks on the left and right. The fourth battalion of the Qingzhou Tuntian Army has been in Yangcheng Tuntian, and after the summer harvest, they will be scattered and resettled, and they will be reorganized into dock people, one person and one household. ”

"Yushanwu, Yangguan Left Dock, Yangguan Right Dock, all kinds of affairs, big and small, are all decided by Uncle Uncle."

After listening to this, Liu Shan was not happy about how many people and soldiers he could master. On the contrary, the heart is heavy.

The nephew entrusted him with all the military along the way.

If there are thieves coming from the two passes of Taigu and Yuyuan, he will lead the militia of the three dock forts to the north to resist it. Even, at a critical moment, it may be necessary to seize the fortress and block the enemy's way south.

"Okay." After taking a long breath, Liu Shanying said, "Nephew, don't worry. These two counties and two passes can't turn the sky upside down. ”

The government affairs have their own county orders and county officials are responsible, and he only needs to organize the production of the three dock forts, practice Ding Zhuang during the slack time, and guard the checkpoints during the war.

With these three dock forts and tens of thousands of strong people, it is impossible for Yangcheng and Yangzhai counties to betray.

After talking with his uncle, Shao Xun found another opportunity to talk with his eldest nephew Shao Shen and third brother Shao Fan.

"After the Spring Festival, I will go to Gancheng." Shao Xun looked at his eldest nephew and said: "Hongnong has a group of soldiers and civilians who have withdrawn, less than 4,000 households, 20,000 men, women and children, and they take Gancheng as a dock fort and tuntian nearby. Aren't there dozens of people around you? One by one, they boast of their excellent skills, and they are brave and ruthless, and I will give you another 500 people, that is, the Jinguyuan and Shaoyuan tribes that you have practiced before, and you have formed an army to manage this group of Hongnong people. ”

"After some practice during the slack time, I will hand out some of the seized equipment, and you can make do with it. As soon as there is a war, immediately take Gancheng as a screen and wait for help. At the same time, a part of the people was assigned to seize the Yique Pass and control this thoroughfare. If you really can't hold on, you can withdraw all of them, but you can't withdraw from Yique Pass. Do you understand? ”

"Understood." Shao Shen responded with some excitement.

Second uncle, let him be alone.

"There are many people in Ganchengwu who are the families of the soldiers of the loyal army. You restrain your men and don't let them mess around. Shao Xun instructed again: "Don't let them move away at will." ”

"Got it." Shao Shen is not stupid, and he understands it when he thinks about it.

The overseer of the Zhongwu Army is Yuanyan, and its core strength is the former Hongnong County soldiers. Although most of these county soldiers are the second uncle's old troops, the ghost knows if they have been co-opted by Yuanyan, and controlling their families is more important than anything else.

Shao Shen is babbling on weekdays, seemingly reckless and fierce, but he actually understands it very well in his heart.

Second Uncle Fang Cai talked with the people of the Liu family for a long time, and it seemed that he also had a task commission.

This time, it is obvious that it is necessary to stabilize the rear......

"Second uncle, are you going to move to Chen County and not go back to Liang County?" Shao Shen asked with some concern.

Shao Xun glanced at him in surprise and said, "I'm going to go over there for a while, and then come back." ”

"How long?"

"If there's nothing to do in the west, you'll be spending most of the next few years there, what, you want to go too?" Shao Xun asked.

"No...... Don't want to go. Shao Shen hurriedly replied.

Are you kidding? Leaving the second uncle is a happy time for the sky to fly and let the birds fly, and he doesn't want to be managed.

Shao Xun invited him to eat an ear and neck, and said: "Homework and martial arts can't be left behind, if I come back, I must check it." ”

"Yes." Shao Shen replied honestly.

Shao Xun nodded with satisfaction, then looked at Shao Fan, and said, "Third brother, follow me to Chenjun after the year." In an eventful season, you all have to come up one by one. I have come to this point, and there are some things that you are bound to go through. ”

"Okay." Shao Fan didn't say much, and nodded calmly.

Over the years, his energy has mainly focused on the management of Luoyang Three Gardens, which is generally okay.

After the retreat of Luoyang Sanyuan to the south, he continued to manage more than 3,700 households in the South Park of Caiguanzhuang, and his experience was enough.

Next, he also needs to exercise his ability to deal with local nobles and heroes.

But his personality is too introverted, too shy, and a bit of a headache.

Shao Xun plans to try it one last time to see if this younger brother can experience it. As long as the talent is at a medium level, there are people available on the Chen County side.

Of course, Shao Xun still has some relatives, most of whom are relatives of the Shaw family, and there are still dozens of people.

If there are some talents among these people, it will really help him a lot.

He has a clear plan for the future.

To put it simply, you eat as much as you have an appetite.

The number of relatives and student soldiers is limited, and they will be prioritized for the five counties currently under their control and the seven counties of Xiangcheng County, which are slowly being digested.

This area is his core ruling area, and in the future, he will set up a large number of government soldiers and slowly implement the uniform field system, and it is also a place where the families of officials and sergeants live, and it is impossible to hand it over to outsiders.

After all the twelve counties are digested, they will take advantage of various opportunities to expand outward.

At that time, the number of student cadres will be more and more, and the first batch of people will also rotate for many years in the county officials, Wubao, and Hou Mansion, and their experience and ability will go up, and they can go to higher positions.

To put it bluntly, there is still a lot of appetite to eat.

To rule a place, you need officials to carry out your will.

Talent is always at the core.