Chapter 367: Farmers, officers, soldiers, fields, connected by paths

Chapter 367: Farmers, officers, soldiers, fields, connected by paths

Chapter 367: Farmers, officers, soldiers, fields, connected by paths

The boat sailed downstream and entered Yangxia in one day.

"From Fuguo down to Yangxia, and then to Chenxian and Xiangxian, within a distance of two or three hundred miles, there are hundreds of camps, farmers, officers and soldiers working in the fields, the sounds of chickens and dogs, and the roads connecting the fields. It is so magnificent." Secretary Fu Chang stood at the bow, looking at the endless golden fields, and his heart couldn't help but be excited.

There is no harm without comparison.

After being persuaded by Grand Commandant Wang Yan to leave Beijing, he came via Henan, Xingyang and Chenliu.

Needless to say, Henan County had its millet seedlings destroyed by the Xiongnu cavalry during their critical growth period. Now that it was harvest time, the fields were sparsely populated and the harvest was severely poor.

Xingyang is only slightly better than Luoyang.

The northern part of Chenliu is similar to Xingyang.

Only when he visited Weishi and Fugou in the south of Chenliu did he see some gratifying autumn harvest scenes. But the abandoned farmland, thorny villages, and sparse smoke from cooking still made him sad.

When we sailed south from Fugu and entered the territories of Yangxia, Chenxian and Xiangxian of Chenjun, everything changed drastically.

Just as he said just now, "farmers, officials, soldiers, fields, the sounds of chickens and dogs, and the roads and paths are connected." Although it may be a long way from a peaceful and prosperous era, it is really pretty good in the Central Plains where ruins are everywhere.

The fields were full of people, waving sickles vigorously, with sincere smiles on their faces.

In the harvested fields, the children carefully picked up the remaining ears of grain, not wasting a single grain.

The woman specially prepared a more "solid" lunch, brought it to the field along with some cold water, and loudly called out to her husband to come and eat.

They went out to harvest before dawn and were reluctant to stop until now.

The weather in August is still quite hot, so you should take a good rest under the shade of trees at noon. When the sun is not so hot, you can go to work in the fields. Since ancient times, people have been working day and night to harvest crops not just for the sake of time, but because it is too hot during the day.

However, how could the men who had experienced cannibalism listen to them? They wished they could harvest all the grain right now, and then look at the grain storage that was sticking out and giggle.

Fu Chang was also laughing foolishly.

He possesses all the qualities of a scholar of this era.

He once drank in the stable with Wang Ni, Hu Wu Fuzhi, Wang Cheng and others. He was good at elegant conversation, free and easy, easily moved, and not so utilitarian. At the beginning, in front of General Liang Fen, Yan Ding wanted to make progress too much. Fu Chang felt that although he was happy to be able to go to Nanyang, he could also accept it if he could not go.

"In this world, is there such a magnificent scene in Nanyang?" Shao Xun walked up to him and asked with a smile.

"No." Fu Chang answered truthfully: "Wang Ru is still a thief and plunders everywhere. Yang Dan is cruel and brutal, and kills people at will. After Liang Gong settled in Wan, he tried to appease the people and tried his best to eliminate the hatred between the residents and refugees, but the time was short and there was no effect."

"Oh? Lord Liang actually wants to eliminate the hatred between residents and refugees?" Shao Xun pretended to be surprised.

"Duke Liang summoned the scholars of Nanyang and ordered them to hand over the land that could not be cultivated and gave it to the refugees in Guanxi. He also opened his mansions and distributed food to them." Fu Chang said: "Duke Liang also told the refugees not to attack and kill the residents. Those who disobeyed the order will be executed."

"Mr. Liang is in a dilemma," said Shao Xun.

Fu Chang sighed and said, "Mr. Liang also knows that this is difficult to do. But he said that someone has to be the bad guy. The refugees in Guanxi are suffering and need to be settled down urgently. He needs to ask the nobles and powerful families in Nanyang for food to provide relief to the refugees. In addition, Nanyang has experienced the rebellion of Wang Ru and Hou Tuo, and the population has dropped greatly. The residents really can't cultivate so many fields. It is better to give them to the refugees. With food and land for survival, how can the refugees rebel?"

After listening to this, Shao Xun hummed.

Fu Chang said it simply, but it is not easy to put it into practice.

Many people always think that they can complete the task by coming up with a solution, issuing a document, or issuing an imperial edict, just like playing a game. However, when it comes to actual implementation, there are always problems of one kind or another, which cause things to deviate from the original intention or even go against the original intention.

Liang Fen was able to do all these in Nanyang thanks to the army he brought with him and his great reputation among the refugees from Guanxi.

Today's refugees are not unorganized starving people, but a wandering army led by powerful people, samurai and officials from Guanxi, which has a bit of the flavor of beggars.

This kind of refugee organization is really only suitable for people like Liang Fen to pacify.

If Shao Xun went, he could at most defeat the refugees, but he would not be able to subdue them as easily as Liang Fen.

Reputation is key.

General Shao's face is more useful in western Henan.

He could basically conclude that if he did not intervene in the situation in Nanyang, Liang Fen would become an oversized Wang Ru. Unfortunately, he still represented the imperial court and was legal.

If they spend some time to integrate, the Nanyang gentry will most likely have to cooperate with Liang Fen in the end.

A new governor was born, one with a base of support.

Shao Xun felt that the emperor might not be able to think so deeply. He was most likely just a blind cat catching a dead mouse, and in order to disgust himself, he happened to put the right person in the right position at the right time.

"Mr. Liang is truly compassionate." Shao Xun said with emotion.

The boat gradually slowed down and then docked in a small river bay, and everyone on board disembarked in batches.

Shao Xun walked in front and continued the previous topic, saying: "The Xiongnu invaded very quickly, and Lord Liang may find it difficult to realize his ambition."

"Mr. Chen is here!"

"Mr. Chen!"

"Mr. Chen, please accept my respects!"

"This year's harvest is good, all thanks to Mr. Chen."

When the people saw Shao Xun coming, they bowed down one after another under the leadership of the battalion commander and team leaders.

There were little kids standing there stupidly, and they were also pulled to the ground by their parents.

The field that was originally filled with laughter suddenly became quiet, leaving only the sound of wind blowing the millet waves.

Fu Chang's face changed when he saw this. There were a few people behind Fu Chang, most of them were the younger generation of the Huangfu, Liang, and Fu families, and they looked at each other in surprise when they saw this.

Within a range of 300 miles, villages are connected to villages and farmlands are next to farmlands. It is said that there are more than 46,000 households and nearly 130,000 people.

These people only obey the orders of Mr. Chen, and they are as loyal to him as can be - the people?
Shao Xun glanced at them, walked into the fields without stopping, and pulled a few people over to question them.

The battalion commanders and team leaders gathered around, looking excited.

Fu Chang watched from afar.

The man in red robe walked freely in the fields, and many people followed him spontaneously, vying to talk about something.

Wherever he went, the people bowed down to him.

You can laugh at the ignorance of the people, but having experienced hell on earth, they will probably just look at you as if you were a fool.

"The world." Hu Wu Fuzhi came over breathlessly after getting off another boat.

"Yan Guo." Fu Chang responded with a smile.

Hu Wu Fuzhi was already the chief priest of the West Pavilion of the Xuchang Shogunate. There were several other scholars from Yanzhou on the other boat with him. They were also watching all this with their mouths wide open in surprise.

"In the past, Emperor Wu of Wei defeated the Yellow Turbans and cultivated land and stored grain in Xudu in order to control the four directions," someone said.

"Emperor Xuan (Sima Yi) also has a story. From Zhongli to the south and Hengshi to the west, all the way to the Bishui River, more than 400 miles, a camp was set up every five miles, with 60 people in the camp, and they both rented and guarded."

"I heard that there are more than 6,000 families and 20,000 refugees in Nanton."

"Not only that. Xincai Nei Shi Lemo once led 10,000 families of residents of Dunqiu and refugees from various counties to the south, and also cultivated land in Nandun."

"After this year's good harvest, these refugees will have a firm foothold. If they harvest again next year, they will have surplus food. This is the foundation for their hegemony."

"Say less, the emperor is still here."

"So what if I said it? Do you really think Gou Xi was a traitor? Lord Chen attacked and killed him, and the emperor said, 'He has done a great service, not a crime.' Haha. The emperor couldn't do anything to Lord Chen."

……

Fu Chang didn't want to listen to those people's noise, so he took a few quick steps and caught up with Shao Xun.

"Shidao, what do you think of Chenjun?" Shao Xun turned around and asked with a smile.

"It's really eye-opening." said Fu Chang.

"How does it compare to Lord Liang?"

"Mr. Liang is not as good as you now."

"To be honest, I admire Lord Liang very much." Shao Xun said, "Lord Liang is a good man, and he cares about the world. If it were a peaceful world, he would definitely be a capable minister."

Fu Chang was surprised and asked, "Mr. Chen is saying that in this world, Mr. Liang can't do anything?"

"With the Huns invading, Lord Liang must obey the imperial edict and go to the capital to defend the country, right?" Shao Xun asked.

"Is this really true?" Fu Chang was shocked.

Nanyang is only roughly safe, and we must not leave now, otherwise all our efforts will be wasted. Does the emperor really want to summon Duke Liang to come to the rescue?

"Whether it is true or not, we will know in a moment." Shao Xun said indifferently.

Fu Chang remained silent, with a hint of anger and sadness in his eyes.

"Shidao is going to Nanyang next, right?" Shao Xun said, "Give Lord Liang a message for me."

"Mr. Chen, please speak."

"Since the Yongkang era, many places have been ravaged, and people have suffered from fire and water. Men cannot farm, women cannot weave, and sorrow and sighing fill the roads. The wounds are all over the villages. Many towns have been reduced to ashes, and the villages have been reduced to ruins. Parents, wives and children cannot protect each other, and their fields and houses are in vain..." Shao Xun said, "Can the emperor really clean up all this?"

Fu Chang was startled. After looking around, he felt relieved when he saw that the person closest to them was still ten steps away.

Mr. Chen speaks too bluntly!
"The scholars in Guanxi are both civil and military." Shao Xun added, "It just so happens that I am short of people in my staff. If Lord Liang has any young people he values, please recommend one or two. I'm sure they will be of great use."

Fu Chang silently took note of these words and did not give any response.

Mr. Chen is promising benefits, but there are some things that are beyond his control.

However, this trip brought him a great shock.

This Shao Quanzhong is quite similar to Cao Mengde.

He has quietly built up such a huge foundation in Henan, which is really impressive.

Judging from how much he was loved in the counties, Chen County was indeed very stable. Lord Chen had a nest that was the envy of all the prefects.

Perhaps, the artifact will be suitable and destiny will change.

Even if it wasn't Shao Quanzhong, it would be someone else - in short, not the current emperor. After experiencing how Lord Liang was forced to leave Wancheng, it was really difficult for Fu Chang to have much good feelings towards the man in the palace.

The world has probably really changed.

It must be hard for Mr. Liang to accept this...

(End of this chapter)