Chapter 858: Baideng Mountain
Chapter 858: Baideng Mountain (Part ) (Additional chapter for leader Gu Shentong)
There was a sizzling sound in the kitchen. The one-eyed Tong Qianjin was holding an iron wok in one hand and stir-frying with the other, which was dazzling.
The iron pots of that time were not the relatively light pots of later generations.
It is cast, very thick and heavy, has slow heat conduction, and of course is very expensive. Therefore, since it appeared in the Qin and Han Dynasties, it has never been popularized. Until now, only rich families can use it, and it is not commonly used.
Tong Qianjin has amazing arm strength, and he is currently cooking for Shao Xun: scrambled eggs with green onions.
The first time stir-frying was seen in historical books was in the Northern Wei Dynasty, which was a dish of fried eggs.
First beat the eggs, "put them in a copper pan and stir until the yellow and white are mixed together", then add the scallion, salt, fermented black beans and sesame oil, stir-fry, "it is very fragrant and delicious".
Shao Xun made this dish appear a hundred years earlier, without any technical difficulty. But for ordinary people, it is extremely difficult because they cannot afford to use iron pots, which are too heavy and inconvenient.
"Ding ding..." Tong Qianjin picked up the iron pan lightly, poured the scrambled eggs with green onions into the plate, and knocked on the edge of the iron pan to let the last few green onions slide out, highlighting his professionalism.
"Master Tong Chuang got a promotion." An acquaintance came over to serve the dishes and joked with a smile.
Tong Qianjin blinked his only remaining eye and grinned.
If you want to get promoted, you have to lose your face.
He has realized it since he lost an eye.
He climbed to the top of the city wall that day, which showed his bravery, but he was still shot down by an arrow and fell down from the city wall. He just missed the chance to survive.
It is so hard to gain wealth!
But he weeded and cultivated the land for the King of Liang in Taiyuan, and cooked fried chicken with scallions for the King of Liang in Pingcheng. It was very likely that he would gain wealth and honor over time. Wouldn't that be easier than being the first to fight bravely? Besides, he was also very brave in battle.
The dishes were brought into a small hall.
There was a copper stove burning in the hall, making it extremely warm.
Shao Xun, wearing only a single layer of clothing and walking barefoot on a blanket, came to the table.
"Oh, I've fallen." Looking at the steaming breakfast, he sighed.
I used to eat so much because practicing martial arts consumed a lot of energy. I haven’t practiced martial arts in the past two days, but my appetite has not decreased. I need to gain weight.
Wang was wearing a gauze skirt that barely concealed her flesh color, not even the bright red palm print on her buttocks.
She picked up a mutton sausage and cut it slowly with a knife.
Shao Xun felt a chill somewhere in his body and lowered his head to drink the corn porridge.
The mutton sausages were donated by the Wang family, dozens of carts full of them, as military supplies.
This is a typical fusion food of Hu and Han. Take the sheep intestines, wash them, then finely grind the mutton into very fine pieces, then finely chop the scallion, salt, soy sauce, ginger, and pepper and mix them together, then finally stuff them into the intestines.
When eating, cut a piece, roast it over fire, and finally serve it on the table.
This is grilled sausage!
In fact, it tastes good. The only drawback is that it is too labor-intensive and not as suitable for the military as large pieces of jerky. Lamb sausage first appeared in history in the Northern Wei Dynasty, but it should have already existed at this time.
This bunch of ignorant barbarians really know how to enjoy themselves!
Shao Xun drank half a bowl of warm porridge in two or three gulps, then took a knife to cut the grilled sausage and asked casually: "There used to be a tribe on the north bank of Dunshui (now Baideng River), right?"
"Don't talk while eating." Wang said softly and continued to eat meat.
Shao Xun laughed angrily.
Wang couldn't help laughing.
Since I am destined to commit myself to this man, I might as well have some feelings for him, so that I will be happy both physically and mentally.
In fact, Prince Liang was in line with her aesthetic taste. Her aesthetic taste was greatly enhanced by his masculine and bravery alone - "deeply" in the literal sense.
Moreover, she enjoyed the feeling of despair and pleasure of begging but getting no response and having to endure it in the end.
"You always make me the bad guy." Wang complained, "The Xianbei tribe has already gone to Gang County. I personally persuaded them to do so."
Shao Xun nodded.
Isn't this the value of puppets? If the master has to take charge of everything, what is the use of puppets? Puppets are just bad guys, and then pass on the benefits to the master.
"I'm sure you know that I won't stay here long." Shao Xun quickly finished his breakfast, picked up the tea and rinsed his mouth, and said, "The grass is not growing anymore. Transportation will be more difficult after the snow. I will return next month at the latest. From now on, it's up to you. If you have any problems, report to the Shanyu Protectorate."
Wang paused and whispered, "Are you leaving now?"
She felt she should be happy, but also a little scared.
When the man was around, she wasn't worried or afraid at all, and she didn't have to think too much about what she was doing. But now she suddenly realized that she couldn't give orders as she pleased, and she had to consider many things.
She had to worry about others rebelling, about not being able to control her four personal guards, about the tribesmen accusing her of lying, and even more worried about Helan Ai attacking her.
When the man was around, I didn't feel anything, but after he left, I suddenly felt something was different. This is probably the feeling.
"When will you come?" she asked again.
Shao Xun put down the tea bowl and said, "My home is in Pingyang." Wang was choked and said sadly, "Can't you move the shogunate to Pingcheng?"
"No."
"If you don't come, I will find another man." Wang said angrily.
"I'm not generous when it comes to women." Shao Xun said with a smile: "Sima Rui was able to let his wives and concubines leave the house and marry on their own, but I can't do that."
Sima Rui's concubine Xun was a palace maid during his time as the King of Langya, but her native place was Yan State in Youzhou, so although her surname was Xun, her family background was very low. She was just beautiful, and after being favored, she gave birth to two sons, but was envied by the Princess of Langya, Yu, and was driven out of the palace.
Xun had no choice but to marry a commoner named Ma, but Sima Rui didn't care.
If the two sons (Emperor Ming of Jin Sima Shao and King of Langya Sima Fei) wanted to see their biological mother, they had to visit Ma's home.
Shao Xun thought of Yang Xingmi, a tyrant in troubled times, and tricked his brother-in-law Zhu Yanshou into killing him, thus avoiding a rebellion. In the end, he only let Zhu Yanshou's sister, wife, and Lady of Yan State Zhu remarry.
In this matter, Sima Rui and Yang Xingmi were magnanimous, but Shao Xun was not so magnanimous.
Fortunately, Wang was just speaking in anger. It would be normal for Ms. Hu to talk about this matter, but she doesn't dare to do so now.
"In fact, the court can just calm them down." Shao Xun added, "Helan Aitou also fought a war this year and recruited a lot of tribes. Just dividing the pastures is enough to give him a headache. If he fights again after winter, there will definitely be a lot of opposition. I don't think he has the ability to do that. But you must be prepared. Send out scouts in Liangchang, Wuzhou, Mayi and other cities, and investigate far away. Don't slack off."
"Even if Helan Aitou really comes to fight, he can only launch a surprise attack. To attack head-on, we need to gather a large army, which is unlikely before the end of next spring."
"If we can get through the next six months of winter and spring, people's hearts will be much more stable. The nobles of various tribes have already offered sacrifices to the heavens together. After another six months of peace, some habits will be formed. If we can maintain stability for one or two years, then we can at least maintain stability for three to five years. If we can maintain stability for three to five years, more than ten years is not a problem. The premise is that we don't go against the grain and don't act recklessly."
"I will give Wang Feng some serious advice, telling him not to rush to fight for power and to calm down first. You are smarter than your brother, so you should know what to do. Go to the inner room and take shelter first. I will gather my subordinates."
Wang nodded, went to the inner room to get clothes and put them on Shao Xun.
Shao Xun called for his personal soldiers to remove the food utensils, and then allowed Wang Que'er and others to come in for the audience.
"Your Majesty." More than ten people saluted in unison.
Shao Xun motioned for everyone to sit down, then looked at Tao Bao and asked, "I heard that someone from the Xiaojie Army escaped on the road?"
"Yes." Tao Bao said with some shame, "The soldiers were unwilling to go to the bitter cold land. Someone on the way instigated a rebellion, but failed and fled. We are now chasing him."
"In the end, they are worse than the Black Right Camp." Shao Xun said, "They and their families will be demoted to official slaves."
Sun He was secretly shocked when he heard this.
It is true that no one wants to come to Pingcheng, but someone has to come, and whoever gets the chance will be unlucky.
Most of the soldiers in the Heilongjiang Right Battalion were new recruits, and most of the officers were military students. They did not dare to make a fuss and only managed to bring the people over with reluctance.
If something happened on the way, King Liang should not punish his family, but it would be inevitable that he himself would be arrested or demoted to an official slave, and he might also be implicated at that time.
But for him, this was really an unexpected disaster. Every time he trained a group of people, he would split them up and add them to other troops, then recruit new people and split them up again to fill the vacancies. Until now, he is not very familiar with his subordinates.
"Deqing, there are 4,200 people in the right camp. How many of them are married?" Shao Xun asked.
"About two thousand five hundred," Sun He replied.
"Each of these 2,500 people will be given an additional 20 pieces of silk, three cows and 15 sheep, and they will be required to build houses and gardens for them," said Shao Xun.
"This is a generous reward." Sun He said with emotion: "Spread the word, and I will definitely thank the king for his kindness."
Shao Xun smiled. It was impossible to express gratitude. It was good enough that he didn't curse.
But since ancient times, there have been too many border guarding incidents like this, so what can we do?
In the Tang Dynasty, soldiers and their families were sent to Qinghai. In the Ming Dynasty, garrisons were built in Yunnan and Guizhou. It was a benevolent policy to allow families to move there together. Many people joined the army at the age of 15 and could not return until they were 80. They could not see their families in their entire lives. How could they still expect fairness?
In fact, the border defense environment is poor and dangerous, not good at all, and the soldiers guarding the border have to swallow the bitter fruit.
The court might not even necessarily improve their treatment.
The families of soldiers guarding the border have to farm to support themselves, and the soldiers also have to perform labor to build cities, or go to official farms to help the government farm. The harvest is not their own, but military rations.
When the enemy attacks, they have to serve in the military and fight without any pay.
The only chance is to achieve merit, receive rewards, and escape from suffering.
The riskiest time to do this kind of thing was in the late Tang Dynasty. The probability of those warriors rebelling was very high, so they had to be scared.
"The military farm is on the north bank of Dunshui River. Let's go take a look and decide on it as soon as possible." Shao Xun said, "Two hundred acres of land for one family. The place has been vacated. If you can't grow crops, you can recruit people to farm it yourself, or capture slaves."
Gaoliu Town, military residences and military fields are located south of Yinshan Mountain and north of Dunshui River. They are all plains with rivers for irrigation.
It is surrounded by mountains on the east, north and west, and a river on the south. There is only a small opening in the southwest, which makes it generally easy to defend.
"Can we capture slaves?" Sun He asked in surprise.
"As long as we can afford it, we can capture them at will." Shao Xun said, "In the future, we may consider turning them into government soldiers and exempt their families from taxes and labor service."
"In this case, there will be no problem." Sun He said.
"Let's go and take a look." Shao Xun stood up and said.
(End of this chapter)