Chapter 148: Fight but not break
After entering Chen, Shao Xun stayed and took care of government affairs himself.
Turning displaced people into Chinese people is his most important task in the coming period, and there is no one.
A part of the army was sent out, with Li Chong, Jin San, and Wang Qi'er as generals, each leading thousands of troops to conquer the displaced people who were in turmoil.
Now is the time to intervene.
If they wait another month or two, the small group of displaced people will gather into a large group of displaced people, and the thousands of people will gather into tens of thousands, and they will have the ability to capture the prefecture and county and kill the county officials of 2,000 stones, and then they will have to spend a lot of more hands and feet.
After the angel left Luoyang, he went all the way to the east, passed Chenggao, and entered Xingyang.
Taishou Pei Chun had a "medical miracle", and he jumped up after being bedridden for many days, and worked hard to entertain the envoys led by Wang Xuan, the secretary of Duzhishang.
In the year of the catastrophe, there was no wine to see, but Pei Chun gritted his teeth and took out the long-cherished aged wine, and drank it with Wang Xuan for half a month.
Then he introduced the attractions and took them to visit the Qinglou, and Shengsheng dragged the gang until late June.
After arriving at Junyi, I couldn't wait for the boat.
Yang Bao, the captain of Duzhi, couldn't see anyone, and he would say that he was going to Luoyang, that he was in Aocang, and that he was in Guandu, but he was not sure.
At the beginning of July, Wang Xuan decided to take a car south.
Yang Bao suddenly appeared, mentioning that the displaced people in Yuzhou were in turmoil, the roads were not quiet, and after waiting for three or five days, he could find the ship to go south.
On the third day of the seventh month, Wang Xuan counted the ships that came over one by one outside the water village in Junyi County, a total of 32 ships, loaded with more than 150,000 grains.
That's almost half less! Seeing this, even though his father and Chen Hou had always cooperated happily, he couldn't sit still.
He is the book of the Duzhi Testament! If the soldiers and civilians of Luoyang can't eat, he is the one who complains.
So he found Yang Bao, coerced and enticed, and finally took a boat south on the fifth day of the seventh month and went to Chen County.
But after arriving in Chen County, he was picked up by Lu Zhi, the assassin of Yuzhou who went north, and only got out after ten days.
When he finally met Shao Xun, it was already July 23.
"Meizi, look how well this bean seedling grows." Shao Xun, who was hoeing grass in the field, pointed to the endless bean fields and said with a smile.
Wang Xuan suddenly calmed down.
While greeting Shao Xun, he quietly observed.
Chen Hou's smile seemed to be sincere, he was genuinely happy for these beans that broke through the ground.
In fact, the beans have already grown a large part, and under the light blowing of the south wind, they sway with the wind, as if they are singing happily.
In the "Book of Victory", it is mentioned that it is necessary to "cultivate".
This year, there was a locust plague, but there was no drought, the rain was abundant, the irrigation was sufficient, and as the beans continued to grow, all kinds of weeds also grew wildly, as if they were desperately trying to recover the losses in the locust plague.
Therefore, it is very necessary to plough the soil and hoe the grass.
In the fields, not only was Chen Hou hoeing, but the homeless peopleβno, perhaps no longer called them, they had clearly settled down, and did not exist in the yellow register of the imperial courtβwere also sweating and toiling.
They are so attentive that they do not let go of every weed, as if they have seen the enemy who killed their father.
People who have been hungry are really different, they don't want to remember those difficult years at all, and they can't accept to go back to that desperate situation.
For Chen Hou, who saved them from a desperate situation, you can imagine what kind of attitude it is.
Wang Xuan sighed softly and said, "The prince governs the douhu? Governing the country? β
"To govern the country is to govern the people. People need to be cared for with such beans. Even if you want to eat beans, you have to let the beans grow well and grow first, and the more the better. Shao Xun threw the hoe to Tang Jian, wiped his sweat, and said, "Go over there and talk." β
The two came to the bank of Suiyang Canal.
It was the height of summer, and the heat was unbearable, and there were already some children playing in the Suiyang Canal.
It's not right to say it's playing, in fact they are using various tools to catch duckweed.
Duckweed can be fed to chickens and ducks, and people can also eat it - the daily ration is counted, and the grass and soil have to be hoeed, and everyone has a sense of powerlessness, and must do everything possible to replenish food.
There are also a number of duckweeds, and they are gone when they are fished.
The children simply jumped into the river and played in the water.
"It's a bit interesting for children to play in the water." Wang Xuan looked at the children who were up and down in the water, occasionally touching a river mussel, and praised: "If there are people who are good at calligraphy and painting here, they may be able to draw them." β
"Meizi, have you ever seen a child in a steamer?" Shao Xun asked.
Wang Xuan was stunned.
Shao Xun smiled faintly, pointed at those children, and said, "If I am ten days and a half months late, maybe they are already in the steamer for people to eat." β
Wang Xuan choked, and didn't know how to answer for a while.
said that Chen Hou did the right thing, didn't that encourage him to detain the boat?
To say that he did something wrong is not to sit back and watch these children being eaten?
After all, he didn't have the depth of his father's skills.
So, he could only change the topic and go straight to the core: "How many homeless people has the prince gathered?" β
"More than 18,000 households." Shao Xun said.
"When will the prince stop?" Wang Xuan couldn't hold back, and asked bluntly: "Some time ago, another 150,000 grains were deducted, and if it goes on like this, I'm afraid the DPRK and China will not be able to suppress it." The prince should know that the Son of Heaven is angry, and he has not issued a decree to ask for guilt, and it all depends on his father and his servants to turn around. But if the prince insists on going his own way and continues like this, this matter may not be good. β
Shao Xun didn't answer, pointed to a vacant lot opposite, and said, "This is a red bean planted in late June, and it can only be harvested before the snow. The one that was planted later, in early July. β
"Why is it so late?"
"It's too late for people to come over." Shao Xun said: "The Silver Spear Army pursued Li Hong in Nanton, Xincai, and Runan, the thieves were cunning, they had little ability to fight, and their ability to escape was first-class. The Yamen army went to the Liang country, although it broke the chaos of the people, but it took a lot of hands and feet to arrest people. There will be people coming this month, but I don't know if I will have time to plant something. Perhaps, I can only get some turnips to grow one, so that I can dig and eat them in winter. β
Shao Xun was like an old farmer, and explained his plan clearly.
Wang Xuan has read the "Book of Sheng", and knows a little about what crops to plant in what season, what to plant in between, what to plant in rotation, and what are the benefits of each, but he still doesn't know Shao Xun clearly - these agricultural knowledge seems to be superficial, but people who have not read the book really don't understand, this is also the advantage of the children of the family, and the old farmers who farm all year round may not be clear, because their own agricultural skills may not be high.
"Is the prince determined to intercept the grain?" Wang Xuan decided not to be led by Shao Xun anymore, and asked directly.
"Meizi, do you know this person?" Shao Xun replied to the question, pointed to an old man walking in the field on the other side of the Suiyang Canal, and asked.
"Isn't that the Sheep Season?" Wang Xuan looked at it and was startled.
The name of the sheep scene period is Yangjian, and the word scene period.
His father, Yang Ji, once served as a general who protected the Huns, has passed away.
Brother Yang Wei, who once served as a servant, Yan and Xu Erzhou assassinated the history, and passed away.
Yang Jian is the "handsome" of the sheep that Yang Jian said.
Shao Xun thought he was an excellent young man, but it turned out to be an old man who was nearly fifty years old.
However, he was indeed accompanied by a few young family members, plus dozens of Yang family servants and members of the distant branch with management experience - to be honest, Shao Xun was still very moved, and the production management of the Yang family would be affected by the transfer of backbones, right?
Yang Jian also has an identity, he is Wang Dun's uncle, not a few years older than Wang Dun......
The relationship between the clans is very complicated, not to mention the scholars of the neighboring county, the Langya Kingdom is in the southeast of Taishan County.
Among the children of the scholar clan around Yang Jian, there are members of the Langya Zhuge clan, and the two families have also married.
Zhuge Hui of the Zhuge clan has already crossed his family to the south.
As a countryman of Sima Rui, it is natural for him to serve as the head of the shogunate, and now he is the commander of Jiangning County, and he is very favored.
"Would you like to say hello?" Shao Xun asked with a smile.
"I'll go back later." Wang Xuan shook his head and asked again: "Jing Qigong has come to Yuzhou to take up a post?" β
"Lu Yuzhou has been listed as Chen Juncheng during the Yangjing period."
"The prince has great talents in the Jing period, and the prince is right to use him."
Shao Xun chuckled and didn't say anything.
Yang Jian's talent is average, but the people he brought have a lot of experience in handling general affairs, and these people are really talented - maybe not the great talents of the world, but in the field they are responsible for, they are very experienced and experienced.
He needs these "screws" now, and they are in great demand.
"Junhou-" Wang Xuan suddenly found that he was dizzy by Shao Xun again, so he returned to Fang Cai's topic: "The next batch of Cao boats will go north in early August, and the prince and the prince will not stop them again." β
Shao Xun sighed and asked, "Does Meizi know the news of Pingyang?" β
"Liu Yuanhai is seriously ill?" Wang Xuan asked.
Shao Xun nodded and said, "I don't know what happened to him now, but I probably don't have much time." Otherwise, Liu Cong would not have rushed back so eagerly. As soon as Liu Yuanhai dies, do you think Xinjun will fight Luoyang? β
Wang Xuan was stunned.
He vaguely heard that Chen Hou was talking about conditions.
Once the Xiongnu attack Luoyang again, do you want to use me?
He suddenly thought of something, his face was a little unsightly, and he only heard him ask: "Chen Hou thinks, will the Huns come soon?" β
"Perhaps." Shao Xun glanced at him helplessly and said, "Meizi, even if you are a businessman who does business, you know how to maintain a relationship for a long time. If the Xiongnu don't come this year, will the Manchu civil and military forces arrest me and punish me? What if it comes next year? Next year's days are over? β
I think you're a businessman! Wang Xuan secretly complained, but he also had to admit that what Chen Hou said made sense.
The war with the Xiongnu, as far as the current situation is concerned, is not a year or two, but a long one.
If the Huns don't come this year, they will come next year, and they really can't be too short-sighted.
If Chen Hou is really punished, he will be disheartened, and he will hide directly behind the three passes of Luonan and sit and watch Luoyang fall, then the princes of the court will do their own wrong.
Actually, this is also what his father said in private - Wang Xuanyu remembers that his father gritted his teeth when he mentioned Chen Hou pinching him and the court, and the second sister also sighed again and again, and the eldest sister was stupidly happy there.
"Don't worry." Shao Xun put his arm around Wang Xuan's shoulders and whispered, "The thieves who plundered the boat have been broken by me. Several thieves were still in prison, and a few days later, they were sent to Luoyang and displayed to the public. β
"This ......" Wang Xuan was a little surprised.
Chen Hou is this giving the imperial court steps?
"What about luck," Wang Xuan asked, .......
"There won't be any more accidents." Shao Xun patted his chest and reassured.
He knew that the next batch might not be able to intercept it on a large scale.
It may be possible to use excuses such as transportation loss and thieves to grab a little oil, but most of them still have to be sent to Luoyang safely to maintain a fighting but not breaking situation.
"Guangling, it's time to work hard." Shao Xun said: "In the past few years, there have been frequent wars in Luoyang, and a lot of grain has not been transported into Beijing in time. Even if it is burned once, why is it difficult to collect it again? King Langya is still interested in the imperial court, or the Son of Heaven can issue an order to strictly supervise Guanglingdu to transport grain. β
Sima Rui, the king of Langya, is indeed interested in the imperial court now, at least on the surface.
Because Wang Kuang led the Huainan troops to come to the aid and the whole army was wiped out in Changping, the Wu Dishi people were more resistant to supporting Luoyang. But Rao was like this, Sima Rui still repeatedly urged Jianwei general Qian Xuan to lead Wu Xing's troops north, and did not hesitate to threaten to behead him, so that Qian Xuan rebelled on the spot.
This is more loyal than Jeon.
Jingzhou has also transferred money and grain into Beijing by land and water this year.
Although Wang Cheng and Shan Jian were incompetent, they still supported the imperial court, and collected the money and grain from Jing and Hunan Prefectures, some of which were transported to Hefei by water, and some of which were transported by land and water, and went north through Nanyang.
Shao Xun meant to let the imperial court urge them, don't keep staring at Hefei's way.
Honestly, he thinks he's funny enough.
Originally, in time and space, Shile had probably conquered Xingyang and cut off Caoyun, and it was impossible for the money and grain of Yang, Jing, Hunan, Xu, and Qing prefectures to enter Beijing, and the Luoyang famine would be staged as scheduled.
I've worked so hard, is it too much to charge some management fees?
"My father is already supervising this matter." Wang Xuan said: "But it may not be possible this year. β
"Hundreds of thousands of grain beans have been transported into Beijing before and after, and the soldiers and civilians of Luoyang will eat them first." Shao Xun said: "Yuzhou Caoyun has me staring at it, and the court is worry-free. β
Wang Xuan was a little unconvinced, and asked, "Is the next batch really fine?" β
"No big deal." Shao Xun said vaguely.
Wang Xuan sighed.
He can be regarded as understanding his father's mood, why doesn't this person eat oil and salt? The key is that he still knows how to accept it when he sees it, and after figuring out your bottom line, he has to rub a handful of oil again, what the fuck!
Wang Xuan wanted to explode into foul language.
Demeanor, demeanor, he secretly meditated and calmed down.
Shao Xun quietly withdrew the gaze that fell on Wang Xuan's face, and knew it in his heart. So he took his hand and said with a smile: "Meizi, come back in winter, please eat red bean porridge." β
I'll eat a fart red bean porridge! Wang Xuan scolded wildly in his heart, and secretly said that he would not send his eldest sister over and let her mess with Chen Hou.
Of course, it's just a matter of thinking.
Shao Xun had already pulled Wang Xuan to the ridge.
When he saw a few team leaders and battalion leaders, he greeted him casually and said: "This is the son of Wang Taiwei, a famous man in Langya, who likes red bean porridge the most in his life." At the end of the day, I invited him to drink porridge together. You have to do a good job, don't lose my face. β
"Junhou, this land is fertile, and the red beans are growing well." Someone laughed.
"Taiwei is a man of heaven, and he also knows us?"
"When I am in trouble, I don't know where the captain is."
"Zhang Heipi, silence, don't talk nonsense."
Everyone was noisy and shouting, and they dared to smile in front of Shao Xun, it seemed that the recent collective work had made them familiar with Shao Xun and no longer restrained.
Yes, Chen Hou is also a heavenly man now, and he can actually put down the shelf and hoe the grass together, where can such a lord find it?
Besides, everyone's lives were given by Chen Hou, which is even more rare.
Wang Xuan gently broke away from Shao Xun's hand, watching him walk on the ridge, and there were people saluting and greeting everywhere, and his heart was very complicated.
He is not a fool, he can see many things.
Among these displaced people, Chen Hou's prestige grew.
Eating red bean porridge together on the day may not be a casual talk, but a real thing.
He can fully imagine that in the middle of winter, everyone sat together, remembering the tragic situation of eating Yizi half a year ago, crying bitterly, and then looking at the thick red bean porridge in the bowl, full of confidence in the future.
That's how prestige comes from.
Perhaps, when these exile leaders are old, they will still remember this incident clearly, and then tell it to their children and grandchildren over and over again.
Chen Hou's legacy can also be passed on to his children and grandchildren.
For generations, isn't this a stable feudal country?
What is a foundation? That's the foundation.
Alas! He sighed softly.
The children of the scholar clan played around, and in the end, none of the soldiers could play.
This person is going to become a climate.