Chapter 1305 3 people

Chapter 1305 3 people

Chapter 1305 Three people
After meeting with the Goguryeo envoys, Shao Xun received news from Liaodong.

Judging from the signature, it should have been sent in mid-September, when large-scale shipping should have been almost stopped. After September, the Liaohai Sea was windy and rough, and only the communication ships with a large reward traveled between Liaodong and Donglai. At this time, the Bohai Sea was actually divided into several areas, and different areas had different names. Shao Xun ordered that they all be called Liaohai.

At the beginning of September, a fierce battle broke out between Murong Ren and Murong Huang in the Anshi area, but it ended in failure and they both withdrew their troops.

At the critical moment, 2,400 cavalrymen of the Zuo Feilong Guard set out from Ma Shijin and rushed to the outside of Pingguo City to camp, helping Murong Ren stabilize the people's hearts. After the war, they retreated to Ma Shijin and were replaced by 5,000 Huangtou Army.

After more than three months of transportation, Ma Shijin had stored more than 800,000 hu of grain, and the barracks were basically built.

The troops that crossed the sea included more than 9,000 soldiers from the Zuo Feilong Guard and his subordinates, and 10,000 soldiers from the First Battalion of the Wansheng Army, totaling about 20,000 people - the young and strong men from Qingzhou had already returned.

It’s not that we don’t want to ferry more people, but the cross-sea transportation capacity is currently at this level, which is almost the limit.

Previously, Emperor Wu of Han attacked Wei's Korea, and General Yang Pu of the Tower Ship led 7,000 people to land at Liekou (the mouth of the Taedong River).

Later, Emperor Taizong of Tang appointed Zhang Liang as the commander-in-chief of the Pyongyang Road, commanding 40,000 soldiers from Jiang, Huai, Ling and Xia, 3,000 recruited soldiers from Chang'an and Luoyang, and 500 warships, and sailed across the sea from Laizhou and landed in Liaodong.

There was a difference of hundreds of years between the two, and the scale of organizing cross-sea landings increased from 7,000 people to more than 40,000 people, reflecting the advancement of navigation technology. Of course, the difficulty of crossing the sea from Shandong to the mouth of the Datong River and to the Liaodong Peninsula are not on the same level, and going to Liaodong is much easier.

Shao Xun was caught between the two and could only organize a landing of this scale.

But then again, as long as the moral level is low enough, larger-scale cross-sea landings are not impossible, it's just a gamble with life.

Historically, Shi Hu sent General Tao Bao of Henghai and General Wang Hua of Du Liao to lead 100,000 naval and land soldiers from Piaoyujin (near Tianjin) to attack the Duan tribe of Xianbei in western Liaoning - but it is not known whether they succeeded.

He also ordered General Cao Fu, who was in charge of crossing the Liao River, to lead his soldiers to garrison the islands and transport three million hu of grain for food. He also used 300 ships to transport 300,000 hu of grain to Goguryeo to help it attack the Murong Xianbei.

Wang Dian, the Lieutenant General of Agriculture, led more than 10,000 soldiers to reclaim wasteland and cultivate land on the coast all year round. He also supervised the construction of 1,000 ships in Qingzhou, ready to attack the Former Yan at any time.

It can only be said that the stone beast really has no count and does not care about human lives. In his eyes, the death of 18,000 people crossing the sea may not be a big deal. He can kill more than this number of people when he goes crazy.

Although Shao Xun has a flexible moral bottom line, he is not so degenerate as a stone beast. He does not even require to force a crossing of the Liaohai Sea after October. Currently, he only plans to maintain a military presence in the Liaodong Peninsula to assist and support Murong Ren.

Oh, by the way, Murong Ren has already accepted the title of Duke of Xuantu County. To be honest, or to say that his situation is rather critical, Murong Huang really wants him to die.

When Shao Xun was reading the news, he was accompanied by his two sons, Shao Wo, the Prince of Han, and Shao Yu, the Prince of Yan.

As he looked, he casually explained: "Liao is a vast land. For thousands of years, the Han Dynasty only controlled a strip of land along the coast. Why? The weather is relatively mild, not as bitterly cold as in the north."

At this point, he glanced at Hutou and said, "The place where the Twelve Yuwen tribes live is much colder than Pingzhou. Hutou, have you been there? Do you feel anything?"

"I went there in the summer and saw wild flowers everywhere and lush aquatic plants," said Shao Yu.

Shao Xun shook his head and laughed.

"Grandpa, is Fourth Brother going to Liaodong?" Shao Wo suddenly asked.

Shao Xun and Shao Yu looked at Shao Wo at the same time.

This matter has not been publicized widely and only a few people know about it. How did Shao Wo find out about it?
Shao Wu saw that the two of them were looking at him, and he said helplessly: "I heard it from my mother."

Shao Xun withdrew his gaze.

Shao Yuze put his arm around Shao Wu's shoulders and said, "Eleventh brother, can't bear to leave me?"

"Fourth brother, will you be cold if you go there?" Shao Wo asked worriedly.

"It's just burning charcoal." Shao Yu laughed and said, "Since the Han Dynasty, countless people have gone from the Central Plains to serve as officials in Pingzhou and other counties. Did they all freeze to death?"

"That's right." Shao Wo nodded.

"Hutou, in the Western Han Dynasty, there was a heated palace in Chang'an with smoke-filled floors. If you feel cold, you can build a kang bed in the palace." After Shao Xun finished speaking, he picked up a pen and wrote the words "fire kang" on a piece of paper, and then explained it further.

"Do the Goguryeo people have it?" Shao Yu asked.

"Maybe there is, maybe not, I don't know." Shao Xun said, "Who cares if they have it or not? Just build it yourself. Grandpa will ask the Shaofu to send you 100 craftsmen from the Zhenguan Office, and you can do whatever you want when the time comes."

Although he didn't know whether they had it or not, Shao Xun knew that there was a high probability that they did. At least during the Bohai Kingdom period of the Tang Dynasty, the Heishui Mohe had already popularized this item, and the cost was not high. It was a rigid demand in the Northeast region.

However, at this time, there were almost no kangs in the counties of Pingzhou. It might be because it was not as cold as in the north, or it might be because there were too many virgin forests in the northeast, so people could survive the winter by burning charcoal for heating.

Shao Yu nodded upon hearing this, and felt more confident about his future life in Liaodong.

To be fair, his father really gave him the best place in Pingzhou.

Although Liaodong County cannot compare with Changli in terms of population, the weather is not as cold, and it is deep in the Liao Sea. When there is a good wind, it only takes one day and one night to reach Qingzhou by boat.

From the land route, if you want to return to the Central Plains, you have to go through Changli, cross Liaoze, take the Lulong Mountain Road, and finally reach Youzhou. It is extremely far away and full of dangers.

But if you go by sea, it will only take one day and one night, and you will arrive in the relatively prosperous Qingzhou instead of the impoverished Youzhou. The only way to break the impasse in Liaodong County is to get rid of the fear of the sea and improve the safety of crossing the sea, and all the problems will be solved.

The transport capacity of seagoing vessels is many times greater than that of land vehicles. If there are any rare products in Liaodong in the future, they can be directly transported to Qingzhou and Jizhou by sea and sold, which may bring great profits.

To put it bluntly, it was easier for the imperial court to manage Liaodong County than Changli County. The sea was dangerous, but was Liaoze easy to cross?
"Grandpa, I heard that there are many towering trees in Liaodong, which are suitable for building sea ships. Can you send some craftsmen over in the future?" Shao Yu asked.

"Yes." At this time, Shao Xun was afraid that Hu Tou would not make any request. As long as he was willing to ask, his father would be willing to give it.

"Fourth brother, now that the ship is built, I will go to Liaodong to visit you," Shao Wo said.

"Okay, I'll arrange a beautiful girl from Goguryeo to serve you." Shao Yu said with a smile.

Shao Wo looked at his father cautiously, then nodded with a smile.

"Hutou, do you want the people?" Shao Xun, who was reviewing memorials, suddenly asked.

"Yes, why not?" Shao Yu said.

Shao Xun nodded and said, "There is drought in Jiangnan and flood in Hebei. Although relief has been provided immediately, there are still some people who have no food or clothing. Grandpa will send a letter to the government to gather them to Qingzhou and settle them on the official land for the time being. When you can take over, we will send them across the sea."

"Okay." Shao Yu agreed immediately.

"Fourth brother, if your fiefdom is in the north, I can't help you even if I want to." Shao Wu said: "Liaodong is too close to the Central Plains, just across the sea."

"Why don't you just come to Liaodong and keep me company?" Shao Yu said with a smile, "Although Lelang and Daifang counties are occupied by Goguryeo, many local nobles do not accept their control, and many of them are loyal to the Central Dynasty. I will give the two counties to you."

"Fourth brother, don't joke." Shao Wu waved his hands repeatedly: "I can't bear that hardship. It's okay to play for a short period of time, but if I play for more than a month, I will miss my parents."

Shao Xun gently touched Shao Wu's head and scolded him with a smile: "You only know how to stay by your parents' side, what are you capable of?"

Shao Wu said with a smile: "I just need to serve tea and water every day."

Shao Xun chuckled and continued to review the memorials.

After lunch, the father and his two sons went their separate ways.

Shao Yu went out of the city and returned to Prince Yan's Mansion.

Princess Mi met with him and then returned to the inner room.

Shao Yu changed into plain clothes, went to the study, and continued to mourn in his heart.

Most of the officials in the royal palace stayed in Youzhou, and there were only two people in Bianliang, Cui Jinghua, the right attendant, and Guo Shi, the attendant.

"Your Majesty, the general has gathered hundreds of elite cavalry, many of whom are brave men from Yanshan and beyond, and have come here to admire your name." Cui Jinghua said, "Madam Yuwen went back to her parents' home and said she wanted to ask for a troop of soldiers to come over."

Shao Yu heard this and said helplessly: "She is a really weird person. She doesn't like Fanyang and Jicheng. She prefers the free grassland. It's really hard for her to be with me."

"Why do you say that, Your Majesty?" Cui Jinghua said with a smile, "Liaodong is almost as big as several counties in the Central Plains, but there are only a few people. There are as many grasslands as you want, and they are more fertile than Leshui. Madam Yuwen will definitely like it."

"You didn't tell her about feudal Liaodong, right?" Shao Yu asked again.

"No." Cui Jinghua said, "I only said that the emperor ordered the expansion of the guards of the Prince of Yan's palace, and the lady went back to recruit soldiers. Your Majesty's reputation for archery is well known throughout the grasslands, and there are countless people willing to follow you. Even the Houmo Chen family has nobles asking if they can come and join the army."

"You have suffered a lot." Shao Yu sighed, "If you don't want to go to Liaodong, you can leave the house. I will prepare a small gift for you to thank you. We are the emperor and his subjects, so we should part ways in peace."

"What did the king say?" Cui Jinghua said in protest, "I am not a shallow person. I am willing to follow the king to the ends of the earth."

Guo Shiyi said, "When I was deep in Changli to investigate the enemy, my horse stumbled. Your Majesty did not abandon me at that time and took me with you. My life belongs to Your Majesty. Why do you need to test me with words?"

Upon hearing this, Shao Yu apologized solemnly and said, "I was wrong. When we go to Liaodong, we will share the happiness and the difficulties together. This oath will not change."

The two men also bowed and said, "We are willing to serve you like dogs and horses."

Shao Yu helped the two men up and said, "Today in the palace, His Majesty is willing to send a number of disaster victims, and we will discuss how to settle them in the future. After attacking Murong Xianbei, I will definitely ask the emperor for military rations, but I am worried that it will not be enough."

"Your Majesty, why don't you get more livestock and let them graze first? There are many people in the Twelve Yuwen Tribes who can graze, and the pastures in Liaodong are definitely better than Zuoleshui."

"Why did Mr. Guo say that? How can the people of Zhongchao learn to herd sheep from the Xianbei people?"

"It's just a temporary solution. Why are you in such a hurry? Put up a tent, herd cattle and sheep, and live your life first."

"Why don't you go fishing?"

Several people talked to each other and seriously discussed how to get through the initial difficult times.

(End of this chapter)