Chapter 176: Bittersweet Remembrance

Eating red bean porridge is a custom on the winter solstice and wax day.

At that time, people took red as the yang color, and the yang energy of food sprouted, which could avoid the severe cold and epidemic.

From the afternoon, the first battalion in the western suburbs of Chen County began to cook steaming bean porridge.

The county even borrowed some dings, kettles, and pots, but most of them were still clay pots, neatly arranged on the ground, like a military formation, which was very spectacular.

In the evening, seventy or eighty of the camp leaders and team leaders from near and far came, smelling the aroma of bean porridge and salivating one by one.

Even after half a year, they still don't have enough to eat.

The newly borrowed Guangling Cao grain was not for them to eat.

The Shouchun Cao grain that was intercepted before has basically been eaten almost, and now it is relying on the miscellaneous grains harvested before the snow.

There is no doubt that tuntian is a bad government, but every time the social order collapses, everyone discovers the benefits of this agricultural production method.

In the future, the tuntian households will be transformed into private households, but not now.

Therefore, it is rare for the government to open a warehouse and release grain at one time, without restricting them from eating and drinking, and this temptation is not something that everyone can resist.

For the whole afternoon, the tuntian households, who were busy repairing their houses and cleaning ditches, were a little absent-minded, and they had been looking forward to the sunset in the west, and they hurriedly started eating.

But time passed too slowly, until Chen Hou appeared, which was a clear signal that it was time to eat......

"Meet the Prince." The battalion leaders and team leaders rushed to the front and fell to the ground in unison.

"Meet the Prince." The people near and far fell to the ground and cried out with a loud voice.

"Get up." Shao Xun held his hands weakly, and then felt that everything he said at this time was too pale, and there were only two words: "Open the meal!" ”

The crowd couldn't help but cheer.

After a while, they lined up in a chaotic manner, carrying wooden bowls, and receiving red bean porridge one by one.

The whole process was a bit like a disaster relief scene, but in fact it was pretty much the same, because the whole family could save dinner today. And when I heard that there was another meal tomorrow morning, the cheers became even more violent.

"Xie Junhou."

"If there is no prince, my whole family will die."

"Taibai is really here to save the world."

Shao Xun listened with a smile, and was even more happy when he saw a woman holding her stomach.

When people are hungry and their legs are shaking, and they are completely hopeless about the future, it is difficult to have the desire to carry on the lineage. Many of these women became pregnant, indicating that after nearly seven months of living and working, the displaced people are still hungry, but their health has improved considerably, and hope for the future has been rekindled.

Hope is the most precious thing.

At this moment, Shao Xun was extremely satisfied.

I have changed the fate of at least a lot of people.

He picked up a small child in his hand.

The child was about four or five years old, his face was dirty, his fingernails were full of black mud, and the linen clothes on his body were in tatters.

His parents stood aside, cowering, worried, and perhaps surprised.

"What's your name?" Shao Xun asked.

"Turnips."

"That's a good name." Shao Xun smiled and asked again, "What do you think of Chen County?" ”

"Okay."

"Where's the good?"

"Nobody eats children."

"Well...... Shao Xun put him down and said, "That's because everyone has food to eat, so they don't eat children." In the future, there may be people who will come to grab food, and it will be difficult to say at that time. Grow up quickly, and let's beat the food grabbers away together in the future. ”

The child seems to understand but does not understand.

Shao Xun asked people to bring a hu cake, stuffed it into the child's hand, and said, "Take it and eat it." ”

This is the standard Hu cake in the army, and the single noodle is one liter and five he, which is very solid.

The non-commissioned officers of the Silver Lance Army ate two meals at a meal, two meals a day when the battalion was not training, and three meals a day when training or going on an expedition.

The Yamen army and the volunteer army only ate one liter of noodles.

As for the Loyal Army, the Tuntian Army and the like, they are slightly smaller, and they are mixed with a lot of other things, whether they go out or not, whether they train or not, they are two meals a day.

"Xie Chenhou." The husband and wife thanked each other repeatedly.

"Mrs. Xie." The two turned to a woman wearing a hat behind Shao Xun.

Wang Jingfeng was startled, like a cat with fried hair, and was about to say something, but when he came into contact with Shao Xun's narrow gaze, he choked again.

Wang Xuan looked light and breezy.

Yuzhou Assassin Shi Lu Zhi, Hou Guoxiang and Chen Jun Taishou Cui Gong didn't seem to hear anything.

However, the unhappy expression on Lu Zhi's face still betrayed his heart.

If he could barely bear it if Yang Jianzhi and Yang Jian arrived one after another before, Wang Yan, who shamelessly sent his son and daughter over to visit Chen Hou, made Lu Zhi very unhappy.

After Shao Xun led everyone to the camp enclosed by a wooden fence, he sat directly on a Hu bed in the middle.

Lu Zhi and Cui Gong sat on the left and right.

Wang Xuan took his sister to sit a little farther away.

Yuan Chong and other state and county officials sat farther away.

"Zhang Heipi, I heard that your mother-in-law made salty and crispy and delicious, have you pickled it this winter?" Shao Xun looked at one person in the audience and asked.

"How does the prince know about this?" Zhang Heipi said in surprise.

"Let's just say there is one, right?"

"Yes." Zhang Heipi kicked his son beside him and said, "Don't go back and get it quickly." ”

The son answered in a daze, turned around and left.

"Wait." Shao Xun stopped, got up and walked to Zhang Heipi's son, pulled out the knife on his waist, and saw that it was rusty and there were many gaps.

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"Hugh will say that I eat your things for nothing." Shao Xun smiled and untied the saber, handed it to the son of Zhang Heipi, and said, "I'll exchange the knife for your jar of salty mushrooms, how about it?" ”

"Okay, great......" The son of Zhang Heipi replied stupidly, and then ran away, as if he was afraid that Shao Xun would regret it.

The crowd burst into laughter.

"Liu Guan." Shao Xun called another person and said: "When Shi Chao was besieging Yangxia, Lu Yuanjun selected a strong man and went north to rescue, I heard that you were the first to apply, and you also caught a thief scout in the wild, can there be such a thing?" ”

"Yes." Liu Guan stood there with his head held high and replied calmly.

"What did you do before?"

"Be a soldier in Xuchang."

"Who's in charge?"

"I've been with several Overseers, and they're all dead."

"Is there a reward for catching and returning alive?"

"I got a bag of grain."

"How is that enough?" Shao Xun clapped his hands.

Tang Jian unwrapped the package like a trick and took out two silks.

Shao Xun took the silk and handed it to Liu Guan, saying, "This is my reward for you, and you will work well in the future." ”

"Yes." Liu Guan took the silk silk and looked a little excited.

It will be the norm to be unrewarded for meritorious service, and it is a real surprise to receive additional rewards.

After Liu Guan retreated, Shao Xun named seven or eight more people, found some reasons, rewarded some property, and encouraged him again.

Of course, these people do qualify for the reward.

For example, there are people who have a lot of prestige in the team and the base camp, are well organized, and do a good job.

For example, someone is good at farming, and he takes his team of tuntian households to grow beans together, and the yield is higher than others.

Another example is that someone will help livestock to see a disease and save a lot of valuable livestock.

Wait a minute.

Shao Xun did his homework in advance, and wrote down the names and deeds of these people to ensure that this would be targeted.

The effect is also very good, the atmosphere in the field gradually warmed up, and everyone's eyes were on him.

He became the backbone of these people.

When these people think about the future, they will subconsciously take Shao Xun as their greatest expectation.

These people are relatively obedient when they are working or fighting.

These people are not so easily gulled when confronted with rumors and incitement.

That's the benefit.

The basic stability is not stable, just in these details.

Of course, there are people who can get allegiance without doing these things, but those are the children of the great family, and their ancestors have actually paid for it, and their children and grandchildren are just enjoying the shadow.

Shao Xun, as the first generation of self-made people, had to do these things.

In this regard, he has been relatively successful.

After the red bean porridge was distributed one by one, everyone sighed and ate it, and they were very happy.

Tang Jian was cutting salty rice on the side.

Shao Xun sandwiched a few pieces, and the taste was really good.

Lu Zhi, Cui Gong, Yuan Chong and others ate quickly, and from their faces, they couldn't tell whether they were happy or disappointed.

Wang Jingfeng was about to put down half a bowl after eating, but after being glanced at by Shao Xun, his heart suddenly burst into action, and he ate the remaining half bowl as well.

After eating, I was a little annoyed.

Why be afraid of this person? He's not your husband.

After Shao Xun finished eating a bowl, he put down the dishes and chopsticks, beckoned everyone to continue eating, and said casually: "Next year's spring sowing, everyone should be careful." This year, Lu Yuanjun replaced some land, and after they went back, they redivided it again, and each household cultivated 30 acres. In a few years, as long as I am still here, all the tuntian households will be converted into private households, and all these lands will be regarded as your inheritance to your descendants. Life will be fine, but there's one-"

Everyone subconsciously looked over.

Shao Xun cleared his throat and said, "If a thief comes to take him captive, you need to work together and fight bravely to beat the thief back." Otherwise, the unspeakable may be repeated. ”

When everyone heard this, they were led by a few people and said in unison: "Obey the orders of the prince." ”

"They are all my subjects, and if there is a benefit, it will naturally be close to you." Shao Xun laughed.

Remember the bittersweet memories and let these people be grateful to Dade.

Draw a pie and keep them motivated.

Get another shot to motivate them to defend their property and their families.

Finally, the identities of everyone were pointed out, so that they felt that they were in a group with Chen Hou and had a sense of belonging.

This whole set down, the effect is very good.

And this is only the first year, the second year, the third year and even longer, Shao Xun will continue to do it persistently and consolidate.

After a while, he quietly left the camp, led his horse, and patrolled along the Suiyang Canal.

Occasionally, I would pause, pull out a map, compare it carefully, think silently, and make notes on what needed to be revised.

He has plans for wheat fields, hemp fields, mulberry fields, vegetable fields, orchards, etc.

He even decided on the location of the small wharf.

After a whole year of luck, he has become more and more eager for a stable base of money and grain.

In the past, he relied on women to support the army, but no matter how much wealth he had, he also took it away.

Now rely on Yuzhou to feed the army, the premise is to restore production in Yuzhou.

After two years of tragic disasters, the population of the entire Yuzhou has plummeted, and all industries have withered.

From next year, we will probably be able to recover bit by bit.

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