Chapter 286 Farming

Chapter 286 Farming

Chapter 286 Farming
After a long drought, once the rain comes, even if the soil is fertile, the recovery process will be very painful.

But it is also pleasant.

The cracked earth and thirsty cracks are looking forward to the belated rain, and after being filled up, they are full of vitality.

It is well known that the third year of Yongjia was a year of severe drought.

The word "death penalty" was what Queen Hui Yang Xianrong repeated most when she was in a trance last night.

Chen Hou Shao Xun did commit many crimes.

The first is the crime of "disobedience".

The queen said "no", but the Marquis of Chen disobeyed her order and should be beheaded.

The second is the crime of "exclusive power".

He acted arbitrarily without submitting any report to the emperor and asked the empress to change her attitude. He should be punished and dismissed from office.

The third is the crime of "going beyond the limit".

The imperial court has set up rules and regulations to make the rulers abide by the rules and dare not think outside the established rules. The Marquis of Chen asked for too much and should be fined.

The fourth is the crime of "usurpation".

Holding the Queen in his arms, sleeping on the dragon bed at night, and slept with their necks intertwined, this is an act of usurpation, and the three clans should be exterminated.

There are too many such crimes to list them all.

Sadly, Empress Hui Yang not only did not report the crime, but instead snuggled in Marquis Chen's arms and discussed the child's name with a happy face.

"You did too much." After Yang Xianrong stood up, she felt a little cold between her legs and immediately complained.

"I have received great kindness from the Queen, and I can only repay her with all my sincerity." Shao Xun said righteously.

"Can you please speak properly?" Yang Xianrong glared and said, "Just speak in the same tone you used when you kissed me last night."

"I don't know how long it will take for me to see Changqiu again. It's so hard to bear missing you at night." Shao Xun's tone really changed.

"Changqiu" is Yang Xianrong's nickname. One reason is that she was born in autumn, and the other is to bring good luck, hoping that she will live a long life.

Yang Xianrong then smiled with satisfaction and said, "Let me give you a taste of me. Throw me into Guangcheng Palace and you won't see me many times a year."

Shao Xun didn't dare to respond, for he was afraid that he would throw you into Guangcheng Palace again.

Forget about the princess, he really didn't dare to take the queen home, at least not yet. Yang Xianrong had to continue living here until the time was right.

But he didn't dare to say this to her face, because he was unsure what Yang Xianrong would do. What if she got mad and came to his house with a big belly, causing a big uproar, what would you do?
Yangyang still had to be coaxed until she became dizzy and unable to think normally.

As for cutting off all ties and pretending nothing had happened, Shao Xun couldn't do it, and he was even more reluctant to do so.

There are countless ways in the world, including the way of nature, the way of governing the world, the way of clan law, the way of walking, etc. The queen's way is unique and full of flavor, which makes her linger on. It is called the national way.

It was too easy for him to flip over on the highway, but he enjoyed doing it.

"I'm going to take a bath in the hot spring." Facing the sunshine outside, Yang Xianrong lightly tied up her hair, revealing her infinitely beautiful body.

The sunlight was pouring down, and the sunlight reflected off the white jade beauty was actually a bit dazzling, except for the exquisite dice that he missed deeply.

Shao Xun collapsed on the couch, as if he had been hit hard by a wooden club.

After a long time, he got up, dressed, went to the kitchen, and busied himself with work.

When Yang Xianrong came back from the hot spring with a rosy face, she was surprised to see the glutinous rice porridge Shao Xun had prepared for her.

"I found some glutinous rice in the kitchen." Shao Xun said, "This rice is the source of the harmonious energy of heaven and earth, and is the creator of creation. It is the best of the five grains, and people depend on it for survival. It's the best to use it to make porridge. Come and eat it."

"Is it really so magical?" Yang Xianrong was happy in her heart, but still asked.

Shao Xun nodded and said, "Japonica rice is good for the spleen and stomach, and nourishes the sea of ​​water and grain. When the grain qi is strong, the five internal organs are invigorated, the blood vessels throughout the body are regulated, the tendons and bone marrow are enriched, and the skin and fur of the limbs are strong. It is the best product for nourishing the spleen and stomach. As the saying goes, if the righteous qi is inside, the evil cannot invade, and if the acquired health is strong, the body will be healthy and safe."

Yang Xianrong was persuaded and sat down to eat porridge.

Today’s porridge is indeed much more delicious than usual, and my heart is filled with an overflowing sense of happiness.

In this day and age, some independent scholars can cook, but there are not many who cook for women. It is even more impossible for a dominant ruler to do so. Yang Xianrong felt that she had found a treasure.

She wanted to have Shao Xun all to herself even more.

After what happened last night, she could no longer tolerate Shao Xun being affectionate with other women. If it was someone like Song Yi, she could barely accept it, but not Le Lanji and others...

But now she has learned her lesson and she won't bring it up directly because that will most likely lead to no results.

After eating, she asked, "When are we going to Chen County?"

"I'll go as soon as we recruit new soldiers for the Silver Spear Army."

"Bringing a large army? Another war?"

"It's inevitable."

"Is it Dashile?"

Shao Xun nodded, then shook his head.

He knew very well that Yang Xianrong was different from Le Lanji and Lu Xun. It was not that the latter two did not understand politics. In fact, they came from big families and it was impossible for them not to understand it at all, but it was true that they did not care much about it.

Yang Xianrong is different.

She has a talent for politics, and what's rare is that she's also very interested in it.

The fields under her name have now expanded to more than 200 hectares, and are cultivated by more than a thousand refugee households from Hanoi and Henan counties, and are managed in an orderly manner.

If you can use people properly and manage more than a thousand households, then you can try to manage thousands or even tens of thousands of households. The core of the world's affairs is nothing more than using people to govern the people.

Don't treat her as a silly woman.

Although she may be silly sometimes, it's only because she wants to be silly.

"It may not be Dashi Le." Shao Xun said, "It could be someone else."

It seems that Shi Le has no intention of gaining a foothold in Henan. He is more interested in Hebei.

However, judging from the current situation, Liu Yuan still has certain restrictions on foreign brands.

The governor of Jizhou he appointed was Shi Chao, a relatively weak official with no more than 10,000 soldiers, instead of Shi Le, who was said to have 100,000 infantry and cavalry.

Although Wang Mi was defeated in many battles, his honor and favor remained undiminished.

Not only did the Huns hand over the captured former Bingzhou official troops and Luoyang imperial guards to him, they also trained his troops and gave him a lot of captured equipment. It can be said that they were very generous.

The reason for this is nothing more than the word balance.

The four generals Wang Mi, Wang Sang, Zhao Gu and Shi Chao were all mainly infantry, but Shi Le had both infantry and cavalry, and his strength far exceeded that of the other four, so it was impossible not to check and balance them.

As far as Shi Le's heart was concerned, he would definitely prefer to develop in Hebei. Therefore, even if the Liu Han court ordered him to go south, he might not last long, and would most likely run back to Hebei after stealing a chicken. It would not be so easy to catch him.

"Don't cause too much trouble, it's not good for your reputation." After hearing that Shao Xun was not necessarily going to deal with Shi Le, Yang Xianrong guessed that Shao Xun was most likely going to Yuzhou to show off his power, and immediately reminded him.

"Changqiu is really a good wife." Shao Xun said with emotion.

"Then why don't you marry me?" Yang Xianrong rolled her eyes at him and said, "I don't know who was so impatient last night that he didn't even care about the etiquette between the monarch and his subjects and just wanted to make trouble."

Shao Xun laughed and didn't answer her directly.

Yang Xianrong didn't take it seriously, thinking that there was still a long time to come and there was no need to rush.

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On the 23rd day of the first lunar month, Shao Xun went to the military camps in Guangchengze and gave rewards to the soldiers: two Hu bings per person.

The soldiers from Qing, Xu, Yan, Yu, Ji and Bing states were greatly surprised and cheered immediately.

Afterwards, Chu Huo, the great farmer in charge of military farming affairs, announced that more than a thousand people would be selected from the various camps in Guangchengze to join the Luyang military farming army, bringing the latter's size to about seven thousand.

Although they are both called Tuntian Army, they are very different in nature.

The Luyang farming troops grew and harvested their own crops and were self-reliant. Not only did the Marquis's Mansion not ask them for food, but on the contrary, they also gave them a small subsidy to support their training expenses.

This unit was the "common auxiliary force" of the Silver Spear Army and the Yamen Army. Sometimes they even had to assist the cavalry assigned by the imperial court and serve them meals and rest.

They are an integral part of the Shaw military and political group and are indispensable.

This army is also a bully in Luyang County.

The local natives had considerable conflicts with these outsiders. After all, there was only so much land resource. However, due to the strength of the Shaw Group and the solidarity of the Luyang Tuntian Army, they were still able to control the situation.

Over time, the people of Luyang reluctantly accepted their existence.

Among the more than 1,800 soldiers of the Luyang Tuntian Army who had married and had families, almost half married local women from Luyang, and the other half married women of refugees who had migrated south.

Since the Tuntian Army was named "Army", it was naturally controlled by military law.

The soldiers farmed and trained near the garrison, and their families settled down next to the barracks. If they needed to be relocated, men, women, old and young would move together, which was a bit like the soldiers stationed abroad during the Tang and Song dynasties - their families settled down and farmed next to the garrison, and when they moved to another place, the land was taken back by the court, and new land was distributed to the families when they arrived at the new garrison.

The land cultivated by the Luyang Tuntian Army was not given away as a gift in exchange for paying for their phone bills.

Part of it came from the income from land reclamation, and part of it was seized from local tyrants and scholars.

In troubled times, there is no gentleness, courtesy, frugality, or thrift, only naked violence.

The soldiers in the Guangchengze camps knew about the existence of the Luyang farming army. In fact, this was their best way out, so it was impossible for them not to care.

Those who were selected to join the Luyang Tuntian Army were considered to have escaped from the sea of ​​suffering and their lives were back on track.

Cheers are inevitable.

"Are the soldiers in the garrison almost exhausted?" Shao Xun asked, looking at Le Kuan, Yu Liang, the Jing brothers and others who were following him.

"I don't have the will to resist anymore." Le Kuan replied, "After a few years of torture, almost all those who dared to resist died. Last year there was a severe drought, and even more people died. Now everyone knows that they have to work hard and be selected as auxiliary soldiers as soon as possible."

Shao Xun looked at Yu Liang.

Yu Liang understood what his brother-in-law meant and wanted to test him, so he said, "There are six camps in Guangchengze, with more than 34,000 people. I think we can break them up and reorganize them, so that they will have no ability to resist."

"That's right, let's do it." Shao Xun nodded in agreement, and then said, "Put down the things on hand and go to Chen County with me."

"Yes." Yu Liang agreed without saying much.

Shao Xun looked at him again.

My eldest brother-in-law said that the garrison soldiers had lost their spirit due to being worn out. As the warden, wasn't he the same?
Managing prisoners is the best way to temper one's character. After this experience, Yu Liang should not be too impatient, and now he can practice other abilities.

"Tell Hao Chang to dispatch two thousand unmarried soldiers to the north. From Guangchengze, dispatch another thousand soldiers to follow me eastward." Shao Xun ordered: "The remaining 32,000 people will be reorganized into six battalions to continue farming."

"Yes." Chu Huo and others responded in unison.

On this trip eastward, all six thousand men from the first to tenth buildings of the Silver Spear Army will be brought along.

The Yicong Army originally had several hundred people, and this time they were supplemented with some Hun prisoners. They now have 500 infantry and over 300 cavalry, and they will follow.

There are only 3,000 auxiliary soldiers serving 6,000 to 7,000 combat troops, which is a little too few. But the internal march is not so particular. When we reach Yingchuan, the number of auxiliary soldiers will increase...

(End of this chapter)