Chapter 115 Sending Food

Chapter 115 Sending Food

Chapter 115 Sending Food
The first group of Bingzhou refugees who walked quickly arrived in the evening of the third day, which was already the eighth day of February.

For a while, there was noise and chaos inside and outside Yunzhongwu.

Jin San was so angry that he gathered three teams of soldiers and used spears to beat the people who disobeyed his orders.

He was accustomed to the strict orders in the army, and when he first saw the free and undisciplined refugees from Bingzhou, he was almost so angry that he killed someone.

After a lot of commotion, things finally calmed down.

The people first set up tents, and then received corn to steam rice. For a while, the smoke from the cooking was rising, and there was a strong atmosphere of life.

At the hour of You, when Mi Zhi arrived outside Yunzhongwu with a team of carriages and horses, this was the scene he saw.

His eyes were fixed on Shao Xun.

It is said that this man was very cruel when killing people, but at this moment he was holding a crying child, as if trying to comfort him.

Maybe he was not a good person. The child was frightened and started crying loudly.

Mi Zhi smiled unconsciously.

Du Dan followed behind him and looked at the mountain village carefully.

The first impression is chaos.

The village was small, but there were so many people living in it that tents were set up everywhere, extending from the foot of the earthen plateau to the edge of the bamboo forest in the distance.

The grooms and servants had already started unloading the cargo, which was mainly grain, totaling more than 5,000 hu, as well as a small amount of daily necessities such as coarse linen, pottery jars and wooden bowls.

The wise men in the mountain village, Qiu Da and Li Yu, organized a group of young men to come and help with the transportation.

Mi Zhi and Du Yin stood aside with their hands in their sleeves, chatting casually.

"Chongjie, what do you think of this fort?" As Du Dan, who had experienced the renovation and expansion of the fort, was a professional, he looked around with a critical eye as soon as he arrived here.

In his opinion, Yunzhongwu chose a good place.

There are rivers on the northeast and north sides, and there are large tracts of flat land on both sides of the river, which can be turned into farmland. If deep ditches are dug and water is diverted for irrigation, these are all excellent irrigated lands, which are amazing.

But it was just admiration; he didn't covet it.

The Luo River Valley has no shortage of land or water, but it lacks people.

Yiquanwu is only a dozen miles away from the county town, and the best land has already been occupied. They can’t take on any more, and there aren’t enough people.

There is lush vegetation near Yunzhongwu, and bamboo forests, woods, and wild meadows can be seen everywhere, which can all be utilized.

Bamboo can be used to make all kinds of utensils, even bamboo slips.

You can cut wood in the forest and there is no shortage of firewood.

Wild grass can be used to raise cattle and sheep, which is quite helpful - for Yunzhongwu, those wild meadows that are not suitable for being developed into farmland are "food" themselves, which can be achieved through cattle and sheep.

"I'm afraid it will take more than a year to complete it?" Mi Zhi said, "It took my family a year to build the fortress in the East China Sea, and it cost a lot of money."

"It will take a year." Du Dan nodded and said, "We need to have enough money and food. General Shao's official purse is not that rich, right?"

He always felt it was a little unbelievable.

How much could a young man from a military family have accumulated after only three years in Luoyang? How could he have the courage to try to build a fort?
Large families often have hundreds of members and have been operating for several generations to achieve their current prosperity. It is hard to imagine that a young military general with no background can catch up with them.

"Mr. Du, you don't know." Mi Zhi said, "General Shao is the bravest of the three armies. The emperor personally gave him the title of 'Heavenly Guardian' and rewarded him generously."

Du Dan smiled but said nothing, not believing it in his heart.

Do you think you are rich if you are the bravest among the three armies? Unless you rob people directly, you still have to accumulate wealth honestly.

Yunzhongwu, this year will be a difficult one.

With so many new people coming, they just have to eat as soon as they open their mouths, so the consumption is extremely high.

Even if a lot of new fields are opened up, and even if those fields are not pure wasteland, the yield per mu in the first year will not be high.

The second year was so-so, but not much better.

It will not become mature land until the third year and produce crops normally.

"My dear husband is here." Mi Zhi said in a low voice, and then walked quickly forward.

Du Dan straightened his appearance and followed him forward.

For such a small matter as transporting food, he didn't need to lead the team himself, but he came anyway, mainly to meet this general in the palace.

They clearly want to take root in Yiyang, so it won't hurt to make some friends. Who knows, we might even help each other in the future.

The three of them quickly greeted each other.

"I heard that Chongjie has joined the government as an official? That's cause for celebration." Shao Xun said with a smile.

Yuan is not a low-level position.

Given Mi Zhi's family background, he started his official career as a government official, and he must have benefited from Mi Huang's rapid rise in the past three years.

"I can only be extremely respectful and diligent in my work to live up to Sikong's trust." Mi Zhi replied.

"I am flattered that Lord Du is personally escorting the grain and fodder." Shao Xun looked at Du Dan again and said.

"If you have nothing to do, let's go to Nuji Mountain. The place you chose is wonderful." Du Dan withdrew his gaze from the soldiers and Ding Zhuang behind Shao Xun, and his smile became a little stiff.

I was just thinking that Shao Xun’s foundation was too shallow and his accumulation was insufficient. What’s wrong with these people?

Eleven soldiers stood still with spears in their hands, not moving an inch.

Looking more closely at them, they all wore iron armor with tube sleeves, and there were slight modifications made to their waists, with a ring-handled sword, a bow tip, and a quiver hung on them, with bowstrings and ropes tied to the quiver.

Mi Huang had vaguely mentioned that Shao Xun was too "ambitious" in training soldiers, requiring everyone to be proficient in using spears, ring-handled swords, and foot bows. In a team of fifty, at least twenty people had to learn to use one of the long halberd, long-handled axe, and wooden club, twenty people had to learn to use the hook-and-sickle spear, and ten people had to learn to use the crossbow and long sword.

If you think about it carefully, soldiers trained in this way are a bit scary.

Thinking about it more carefully, it’s not worth it and it’s too expensive.

Even if Shao Xun could equip them with all the equipment, he would not be able to shorten the training time.

It will take several years to become a master. The people in front of me probably haven't mastered it yet.

In addition, these soldiers must be focused and devote most of their energy to training. In other words, they must be supported by someone special, so that they can sustain the huge consumption.

does it worth?
But he had to admit that this kind of soldier was indeed powerful and could do everything. They could kill enemies with arrows from a distance, and with long and short weapons at close range. Even if they encountered cavalry, they could still fight.

Is he really poor?
"Mr. Shao's group of soldiers all have armor. It's really enviable." Du Dan couldn't help but look at these people and exclaimed in admiration.

"These are all things captured when we attacked Shi Chao and Zhang Fang. They are nothing." Shao Xun laughed and said.

His words were half true and half false. Some of them were indeed captured, and the rest were taken during the chaos in Luoyang.

In fact, he has recently been ordering people to clean up Jinyong City and transport the weapons seized from the battlefield to Yunzhongwu for storage. The first batch has already come here with the refugees.

The Shao Garden guests behind the eleven Silver Spear Army soldiers were holding the weapons that Shi Chao's troops had once used - made in Yecheng and of excellent quality.

In a sense, Shao Xun is now wealthy because he has a lot of weapons and equipment.

As a member of the system, he had never personally experienced the pain of the refugee army's lack of equipment, nor had he experienced the discomfort of the refugee army's lack of military talents.

But everything has pros and cons.

While you enjoy these benefits, you will certainly have to endure troubles that the refugee army has never had, such as having people above you telling you what to do, being constrained by the system, being easily suppressed by higher-level officials, etc.

Nothing is perfect.

"The general is brave and courageous. With the general in Yiyang, we can rest assured." When Du Dan heard Shao Xun mention the captured spoils nonchalantly, he almost broke down and could only compliment him.

"Your bravery is well-known in Luoyang. My father is stationed in Hongnong. If you can get the general's help, you can rest assured." Mi Zhi also said.

Shao Xun winked at him and said, "This is easy."

Mi Zhi avoided his gaze and said nothing.

But both of them knew what was going on, and they could easily implement the plan: Hongnong had no county soldiers, so they could just draw them from the royal army.

While they were talking, food had already begun to be transported into the village.

The refugees in Bingzhou were organized and stored bags of grain in warehouses.

Their faces were filled with smiles.

If you have never experienced the life of begging and fleeing, you will never be able to deeply understand their mentality.

Food is people’s hearts and morale.

With these grains as a base, the hearts of the refugees in Bingzhou were settled. It would be much easier to drive them to do this and that.

When the autumn harvest is over this year, even if the harvested grain is not enough to cover the consumption of the entire dock, they will be able to take root here completely because they see hope.

If there is hope, there is everything.

Young children can survive and do not have to be exchanged for cannibalism with others.

Parents can be supported instead of having to watch them starve to death in pain, and precious food can be left to their descendants.

The couple will also have a place to live, and after working hard for a few years, they may be able to save some food and exchange it for cloth to make new clothes.

very nice.

Having experienced a life of displacement, they cherish the days of stability very much.

"There is one more thing that I almost forgot to mention to the general." Mi Zhi suddenly said, "My father decided to set off in two days to the west, then go north over the pass to Mianchi."

"I will return to the army tomorrow." Shao Xun replied.

"That's great." Mi Zhi said with a smile.

The deal in Yiyang has been reached, with the commanders of various forts donating 230,000 hu of grain, 50 horses, and 1,000 pigs and sheep to help with military supplies - 30,000 hu of grain were given to Shao Xun.

When Shao Xun heard Mi Zhi's words, he knew what was going on.

Highway robbery is so low-class.

Their behavior of using their official status in the court and bringing a large army to use both soft and hard tactics is high-end robbery.

Anyway, as long as the commanders of the fortresses are not forced to death and are left with room for maneuver, and with the righteousness of the court in mind, the commanders of the fortresses, who are accustomed to spending money to avoid disasters, will automatically offer money and food.

Yi Yang is just the first stop.

After the grain was moved away, Mi Zhi and Du Dan said goodbye.

In order to thank Yiquanwu for the extra pots, pans, some wooden farm tools and one hundred jars of pickled mustard, Shao Xun asked people to bring dozens of spears and ring-handled swords as a return gift.

Du Dan did not refuse and accepted it directly.

Yiquanwu has the ability to make weapons, but it is quite insufficient, and the quality is not as good as those used by the army.

The equipment Shao Xun gave in return was indeed what they urgently needed, and he couldn't refuse it.

At the same time, I was thinking, can I buy some more?
Yunzhongwu is in a state of disrepair and lacks everything, but there are opportunities.

(End of this chapter)